Pop Castle
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Location | VA 659 on the Rappahannock River, near White Stone, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°38′28″N 76°25′32″W / 37.64111°N 76.42556°WCoordinates: 37°38′28″N 76°25′32″W / 37.64111°N 76.42556°W |
Area | 12.1 acres (4.9 ha) |
Built | 1855 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 89000505 |
VLR # | 051-0075 |
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Added to NRHP | June 16, 1989 |
Designated VLR | December 13, 1988 |
Pop Castle is a historic plantation house located near White Stone, Lancaster County, Virginia. It was built in 1855, and is a two-story, five-bay, gable roofed frame dwelling with Greek Revival style details. It has a single pile, central passage plan and two exterior end chimneys. It rests partly on the foundations of an 18th-century dwelling. Also on the property are the contributing antebellum granary and a roughly contemporary smokehouse. The property also includes the archaeological remains of most related service structures.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.