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Green Hill

VLR Listing Date

09/09/1969

NRHP Listing Date

11/12/1969

NRHP Reference Number

69000226

Few plantation complexes in Virginia offer such a wide diversity of outbuildings and farm structures and provide such a complete picture of rural life and agricultural practices in the early 19th century as Green Hill. Green Hill was established ca. 1800 by Samuel Pannill, who served in the General Assembly as well as on the Board of Public Works and as president of the Roanoke Navigation Company. Among the surviving outbuildings are a duck house, icehouse, kitchen, laundry, and quarters for enslaved individuals, as well as several farm structures. The nucleus of the complex, located a half mile north of the Staunton River near Long Island in Campbell County, is a two-story brick dwelling, somewhat plain on the exterior but trimmed with ambitious regionally interpreted Federal woodwork inside. The architectural chimneypiece in the dining room is exceptional. Linking the house at Green Hill and its outbuildings is a rare surviving network of stone walkways.

Last Updated: September 30, 2025

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark