Prestwould Plantation
Without a doubt, Prestwould is Mecklenburg County's most famous plantation. Building began in 1795. Today, the house has been restored and refurnished with many original Skipwith family pieces. The grounds are in the process of being restored. The house is located 4 miles north of Clarksville on US 15.
Greensboro Plantation
Still a private home and a working plantation, Greensboro Plantation has won national acclaim for its Black Angus livestock. Greensboro Plantation is in Central Mecklenburg County.
Cuscowilla Plantation
Cuscowilla Plantation is located on the north shore of Buggs Island Lake, where it was originally built along the banks of the Roanoke River. The house stands now in the middle of a lakeside mostly-weekender community. The house is still a private home and is south of Boydton, near North Bend Park.
Wildwood Plantation
It is located on the south shore of Buggs Island Lake on Ponderosa Lane. This house is still a private home and is located in a part of the county that is only reachable by first driving into North Carolina.
"It was the home of Samuel Terry who was called Uncle Big Sam because of his stature. The doors, etc. are very tall. We have in the family two Johnson chairs made especially for him and a suit of his clothes. My mother as a child could get in one leg and Lizzie Tarry could get in the other." -Nancye M. Knott
For more information, visit the Library of Virginia's Virginia Historical Inventory Project.
Berry Hill Plantation
Not to be confused with the massive plantation of the same name in neighboring Halifax County, this Berry Hill is located along the south shore of Buggs Island Lake and lends it's name to a relatively new lakeside housing development. The house was built in 1806 by John Sommerville Jr. Today, the house and its remaining outbuildings are deserted and are owned by the lakeside community developers.
Wightman Plantation
The name of this plantation is currently unknown, but it is located on Wightman Road east of Chase City. It appears to be a private home, or in the process of being renovated into a private home (there were cars in the driveway, yet the innards of the house appeared rather bare.)
Greenwood Plantation
Again, taking the possible name of the plantation from the road it now sits on, this house sits in the middle of a large field along Greenwood Road along the north shore of Buggs Island Lake south of Boydton. It is just past a church and fork in Taylors Ferry Road which leads to where the actual ferry used to be across the Roanoke River at this location. It is unknown if the Taylors lived here or in an old farmhouse closer to the ferry location.
Trotting Ridge #1 Plantation
I found this plantation house not far from Clarksville at the southern end of Trotting Ridge Road, hence what I'm calling it. The house is huge and sits on a knoll along the north shore of Bluestone Creek, but is seriously abandoned and in need of a massive renovation.
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Trotting Ridge #2 Plantation
After bestowing the name "Trotting Ridge" on the above plantation, I promptly discovered another abandoned plantation house on Trotting Ridge Road. This one, however, is on the northern end of Trotting Ridge road, within view of Philbecks Crossroads (look north and you'll see the huge back end of this house.)
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