Glen Allen in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Log Tobacco Barn

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 9, 2025

1. Log Tobacco Barn Marker

Inscription. This log tobacco barn is the only surviving one in Henrico County and was located off Lanceor Drive west of Staples Mill Road on property owned by the Cross family. In 2000, Staples Mill, L.C. donated the barn to Henrico County, who moved it two miles east to Meadow Farm. The barn dates to the early twentieth century, but resembles similar barns from the nineteenth century. Tobacco was a major cash crop in Virginia and John Mosby Sheppard grew it here between 1855 and 1860.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 2000.

Location. 37° 40.668′ N, 77° 30.955′ W. Marker is in Glen Allen, Virginia, in Henrico County. It can be reached from Meadow Farm Drive north of Mountain Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3400 Mountain Rd, Glen Allen VA 23060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Parsons Community Center (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Meadow Farm (about 600 feet away); Box Car (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Meadow Farm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Caboose (approx. 0.4 miles away); Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company

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(approx. half a mile away); Courtney Road Service Station (approx. half a mile away); U.S. Railway Post Office Car (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Allen.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Meadow Farm (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 9, 2025

2. Log Tobacco Barn Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.