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Pleasant Point (Scotland, Virginia)

Pleasant Point
Point Pleasant, Surry County Courthouse vicinity, Surry vicinity (Surry County, Virginia).jpg
Pleasant Point, HABS Photo
Pleasant Point (Scotland, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Pleasant Point (Scotland, Virginia)
Pleasant Point (Scotland, Virginia) is located in the US
Pleasant Point (Scotland, Virginia)
Location 1 mi. S of Scotland on VA 637, near Scotland, Virginia
Coordinates 37°10′25″N 76°46′32″W / 37.17361°N 76.77556°W / 37.17361; -76.77556Coordinates: 37°10′25″N 76°46′32″W / 37.17361°N 76.77556°W / 37.17361; -76.77556
Area 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built c. 1724 (1724)
NRHP Reference # 76002122
VLR # 090-0040
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 16, 1976
Designated VLR September 17, 1975

Pleasant Point, also known as Crouches Creek Plantation, is a historic home located near Scotland, Surry County, Virginia. It was built about 1724, and is a 1 1/2-story, double pile frame dwelling with brick ends. It has a gable roof and originally had a hall-parlor plan, later modified to a central-hall plan. The interior woodwork was largely replaced in the 1950s. Also on the property are the contributing dairy, smokehouse, and a four-step terrace leading down to the bluffs overlooking the James River.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.



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