Bacon's Castle
Built 1665. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Off VA 10, Bacon's Castle, VA |
| County | Surry County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Military, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Arthur Allen House |
| Reference number | 66000849 |
| Built | 1665 · more from the 1660s |
| Style | Greek Revival architecture, Jacobean architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Off VA 10, Bacon's Castle, VA |
| Coordinates | 37.1106° N, 76.7281° W · Directions ↗ |
Explore
Map
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Guidebooks to historic places in Virginia
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Bacon's Castle listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Bacon's Castle built?
1665, in the Greek Revival architecture and Jacobean architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Bacon's Castle?
Off VA 10, Bacon's Castle, Surry County, Virginia.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Bacon's Castle?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000849. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.