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Green Falls

Coordinates: 37°57′29″N 77°18′25″W / 37.95806°N 77.30694°W / 37.95806; -77.30694
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Green Falls
Green Falls is located in Virginia
Green Falls
Green Falls is located in the United States
Green Falls
LocationJct of VA 627 and VA 623, Bowling Green, Virginia
Coordinates37°57′29″N 77°18′25″W / 37.95806°N 77.30694°W / 37.95806; -77.30694
Area361.5 acres (146.3 ha)
Built1710 (1710)
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.97000485[1]
VLR No.016-0034
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1997
Designated VLRMarch 19, 1997[2]

Green Falls, also known as Johnston's Tavern, Turner's Store, Wright's Corner (Fork), and Dolly Wright's Corner, is a historic home located at Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia. It is believed to have been built about 1710 and dating to the Colonial period. The frame dwelling consists of a two-story, three-bay, single pile, central block flanked by one-story wings. It is considered by some historians to be the earliest surviving 18th century frame dwelling in Caroline County. The building housed a tavern in the 18th century, a store in the mid-19th century, and a post office from 1831 to 1859. It features massive brick exterior end chimneys. Also on the property is a contributing 18th century meat house, late-19th century carriage house, and early-20th century barn.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Sandra Burke (December 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Green Falls" (PDF). and Accompanying photo