 Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson
Smithfield, visible to the northeast, was the last home of Col. William Preston, noted surveyor who fostered the settlement of western lands. Preston was also a Revolutionary officer, Indian fighter, and member of the House of Burgesses. Built soon after 1773, Smithfield is one of the earliest surviving houses in southwestern Virginia. The house is a remarkable expression of architectural sophistication in what only a generation before had been the edge of the frontier. Smithfield remained in the possession of Preston descendants for almost two hundred years.
Department of Historic Resources 1994
US 460 (westbound), Blacksburg. Montgomery County Virginia
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