Belmont (Capron, Virginia)
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| Location | Northeast of Capron off VA 652, near Capron, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°43′37″N 77°10′17″W / 36.72694°N 77.17139°WCoordinates: 36°43′37″N 77°10′17″W / 36.72694°N 77.17139°W |
| Area | 145 acres (59 ha) |
| Built | c. 1790 |
| NRHP Reference # | 73002061 |
| VLR # | 087-0030 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 3, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | July 17, 1973 |
Belmont is a historic plantation house located near Capron, Southampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1790, and is a 1 1/2-story, frame dwelling sheathed in weatherboard. It has a side gable roof with dormers and sits on a brick foundation. It has a single pile, central-hall plan and features a Chinese lattice railing on the second story. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse and office. At Belmont, on the morning of August 23, 1831, Nat Turner's slave rebellion was effectively suppressed.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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