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Robert Russa Moton Boyhood Home

Coordinates: 37°19′25″N 78°16′09″W / 37.32348°N 78.26908°W / 37.32348; -78.26908
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Robert Russa Moton House
Robert Russa Moton Boyhood Home is located in Virginia
Robert Russa Moton Boyhood Home
Robert Russa Moton Boyhood Home is located in the United States
Robert Russa Moton Boyhood Home
Location4162 Lockett Road (Route 619), about 10 miles from Rice, Virginia
Coordinates37°19′25″N 78°16′09″W / 37.32348°N 78.26908°W / 37.32348; -78.26908
Area246 acres (100 ha)
Builtc. 1746 (1746)
NRHP reference No.14000149[1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 2014

The Robert Russa Moton Boyhood Home, also known as Pleasant Shade, is a historic plantation near Rice in rural Prince Edward County, Virginia. The 246-acre (100 ha) plantation was the childhood home of African-American educator Robert Russa Moton between 1869 and 1880. The kitchen housing area where Moton lived is also believed to incorporate one of the county's oldest buildings, dating to about 1746. The plantation was also the scene of fighting during the American Civil War, in the later stages of the Battle of Sailor's Creek of April 6, 1865.[2]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/07/14 through 4/11/14. National Park Service. 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ Edward Chappell, Ann Carter Lee. "Robert Russa Moton Boyhood Home", National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, National Park Service, February 2014. Accessed August 17, 2023.