Provost is a historic home located near

Powhatan The Powhatan people (; also spelled Powatan) may refer to any of the indigenous Algonquian people that are traditionally from eastern Virginia. All of the Powhatan groups descend from the Powhatan Confederacy. In some instances, The Powhatan ...

Powhatan County, Virginia Powhatan County () is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,033. Its county seat is Powhatan. Powhatan County is included in the Greater Richmond Region. The James River forms the cou ...

. The original section was built about 1800, as a -story, three bay, frame dwelling. It was expanded by an additional three bays in the mid-19th century. The building housed a general store that operated there from at least 1867 until about 1945, and a

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from 1902 to 1939. Also on the property are the contributing

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with attached wash house (formerly a blacksmith shop), a corn house and a machine shed. an
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in 1999.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Federal architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1800 Houses in Powhatan County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Powhatan County, Virginia {{PowhatanCountyVA-NRHP-stub