Grove Mount is a historic
plantation house located near
Warsaw in
Richmond County,
Virginia,
United States. The main house was built about 1780–1800 by Robert Mitchell with the profits of
forced labor; by 1808, he had enslaved 76 people. It is a large, two-story, five-bay
Late Georgian-style frame dwelling. It has a hipped roof and interior end chimneys. A kitchen wing was added in 1952 and an
orangery added in 1989. Also on the property are the contributing late-18th century dairy, a log
corn crib
A corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. It may also be known as a cornhouse or corn house.
Overview
After the harvest and while still on the cob, corn is placed in the crib either with or without the husk. The ...
, and a late-19th or early-20th century frame outbuilding. There is also the
archeological site of the former kitchen and possibly other outbuildings adjacent to the old kitchen.
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
References
Plantation houses in Virginia
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Houses completed in 1800
Georgian architecture in Virginia
Houses in Richmond County, Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Richmond County, Virginia
1800 establishments in Virginia
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