Preston House (Saltville, Virginia)
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Preston House | |
 Site of the house | |
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| Location | VA 107, Saltville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°52′15″N 81°45′43″W / 36.87083°N 81.76194°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1795 |
| Built by | Irby, Francis; Dungan, Jesse |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002120[1] |
| VLR No. | 086-0006 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976 |
| Designated VLR | [2] |
The Preston House, also known as the Palmer House, was a historic home located at Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1795. It was a two-story, gable-roofed, double-pile frame structure covered with beaded weatherboard. It consisted of a two-story, five bay center section flanked by later, and lower, two-story, three bay flanking wings. The house was built by lawyer and politician Francis Preston (1765–1836), whose family owned the salt works. The house was destroyed in 1978.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
