National Register of Historic Places

Long Grass

Eppes Fork, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Listed
July 20, 1995
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
95000894

About this property

Long Grass Plantation is a historic house and national historic district located along what was the Roanoke River basin. In the 1950s most of it was flooded and became the Buggs Island Lake/John H. Kerr Reservoir in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The house was built circa 1800 by George Tarry on land belonging to his father, Samuel Tarry, and Long Grass Plantation encompassed approximately 2000 acres (8 km2). Today, most of the land once belonging to the plantation is submerged and is owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Only 27 +/- acres of privately owned land make up the grounds of Long Grass plantation. The property was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Registry and the National Register of Historic Places on July 21, 1995.

Location

Eppes Fork, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
36.55535, -78.34562

Categories

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Sources

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When was Long Grass listed on the National Register?

Long Grass was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 20, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Long Grass?

Long Grass is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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