Farmville in Prince Edward County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Longwood Estate

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2010

1. Longwood Estate Marker

Inscription. Peter Johnston (1763-1831)--jurist, Speaker of the House of Delegates (1805-1807), and father of Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston--inherited Longwood estate from his father. He sold the property after he became a judge on the General Court of Virginia in Washington County in 1811. State delegate and businessman Nathaniel E. Venable inherited the property from his relative Samuel Woodson Venable and built a house there about 1815, soon after a fire destroyed an earlier structure. The State Teachers College at Farmville, now Longwood University, obtained the house in 1929. In 1949, the college incorporated Longwood in its name.

Erected 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number M-33.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.

Location. 37° 17.484′ N, 78° 22.736′ W. Marker is in Farmville, Virginia, in Prince Edward County. Marker is on Johnston Drive, 0.1 miles south of Longwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Farmville VA 23901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Longwood (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Elizabeth Burger Jackson '34 (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Barbara Smith (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Longwood College (approx. 0.9 miles away); Robert Russa Moton High School Timeline (approx. one mile away); First Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named First Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Main Street / Mayor J. David Crute / EACO Theatre (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmville.

Regarding Longwood Estate. Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston was born at Longwood House in "Cherry Grove", near Farmville, Virginia. (Longwood House later burned down. The rebuilt house is now the home of the president of Longwood University.) Wikipedia

Also see . . .
1. Longwood University. (Submitted on May 30, 2010.)
2. Longwood House. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on November 11, 2021.)

Johnston Dr (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2010

2. Johnston Dr (facing north)

Longwood Estate image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2010

3. Longwood Estate

Longwood House image. Click for full size.

National Register of Historic Places

4. Longwood House

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,875 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 30, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.