Provost (Powhatan, Virginia)

Provost is a historic home located near Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1800, as a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, frame dwelling. It was expanded by an additional three bays in the mid-19th century. The building housed a general store that operated there from at least 1867 until about 1945, and a post office from 1902 to 1939. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse with attached wash house (formerly a blacksmith shop), a corn house and a machine shed.^[3]

Provost
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	4801 Cartersville Rd., near Powhatan, Virginia
Coordinates	37°36′03″N 77°59′02″W
Area	61 acres (25 ha)
Built	c. 1800 (1800)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	99001603[1]
VLR No.	072-0055
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 22, 1999
Designated VLR	September 15, 1999[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[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 5 June 2013.
3. Ruth Doumlele, John G. Zehmer and Ann M. Andrus (June 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Provost" (PDF). and Accompanying photo