Preston House (Saltville, Virginia)

The Preston House, also known as the Palmer House, was a historic home located at Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1795. It was a two-story, gable-roofed, double-pile frame structure covered with beaded weatherboard. It consisted of a two-story, five bay center section flanked by later, and lower, two-story, three bay flanking wings. The house was built by lawyer and politician Francis Preston (1765–1836), whose family owned the salt works. The house was destroyed in 1978.^[3]

Preston House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Site of the house
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Location	VA 107, Saltville, Virginia
Coordinates	36°52′15″N 81°45′43″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c. 1795 (1795)
Built by	Irby, Francis; Dungan, Jesse
NRHP reference No.	76002120[1]
VLR No.	086-0006
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1976
Designated VLR	[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Preston House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo