Green Falls

Green Falls
Location Jct of VA 627 and VA 623, Bowling Green, Virginia
Coordinates 37°57′29″N 77°18′25″W / 37.95806°N 77.30694°W / 37.95806; -77.30694Coordinates: 37°57′29″N 77°18′25″W / 37.95806°N 77.30694°W / 37.95806; -77.30694
Area 361.5 acres (146.3 ha)
Built 1710 (1710)
Architectural style Colonial
NRHP Reference # 97000485[1]
VLR # 016-0034
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 23, 1997
Designated VLR March 19, 1997[2]

Green Falls, also known as Johnston's Tavern, Turner's Store, Wright's Corner (Fork), and Dolly Wright's Corner, is a historic home located at Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia. It is believed to have been built about 1710 and dating to the Colonial period. The frame dwelling consists of a two-story, three bay, single pile, central block flanked by one-story wings. It is considered by some historians to be the earliest surviving 18th century frame dwelling in Caroline County. The building housed a tavern in the 18th century, a store in the mid-19th century, and a post office from 1831 to 1859. It features massive brick exterior end chimneys. Also on the property is a contributing 18th century meat house, late-19th century carriage house, and early-20th century barn.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Sandra Burke (December 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Green Falls" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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