Long Grass Plantation
Long Grass | |
Front view of Long Grass Plantation | |
| Location | VA 826, Eppes Fork, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°33′16″N 78°20′42″W / 36.55444°N 78.34500°W |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| Built | 1800 |
| Built by | Jacob W. Holt |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000894 |
| VLR No. | 058-0185 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1995 |
| Designated VLR | April 28, 1995 |
Long Grass Plantation is a historic house and national historic district located along what was the Roanoke River basin. In the 1950s most of it was flooded and became the Buggs Island Lake/John H. Kerr Reservoir in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The house was built circa 1800 by George Tarry on land belonging to his father, Samuel Tarry, and Long Grass Plantation encompassed approximately 2000 acres (8 km2).
Today, most of the land once belonging to the plantation is submerged and is owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Only 27 +/- acres of privately owned land make up the grounds of Long Grass plantation. The property was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Registry and the National Register of Historic Places on July 21, 1995.