072-0055

Provost

Powhatan (County)

VLR Listing Date

1999-09-15

NRHP Listing Date

1999-12-22

NHL Listing Date

NA

NRHP Reference Number

99001603

Provost, an early-19th-century frame house in Powhatan County, was first known as Oakville. The house sits at the intersection of two roads: one was an early stagecoach route from Richmond and the other was a road to Cartersville. Provost’s varied massing, shed dormers, and two front porches combine with its picket fence and venerable trees to create the quintessential country crossroads residence. The earliest portion of the house, consisting of a center hall with a room on either side, was probably built about 1800. Additions were made in the mid-19th century and in the 1920s. Throughout much of that time, Provost served a variety of public needs including general store, ordinary, post office, and telephone exchange. From 1933 until 1945, this historic site in Powhatan County was a branch office of the state’s Bureau of Vital Statistics.

Last Updated: June 2, 2023

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

Photo credit: Calder Loth, 2023,Photo credit: Ann Andrus/DHR, 1999

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