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Pine Slash

Pine Slash, also known as Prospect Hill, is a historic home located at Studley, Hanover County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1750, and is a one-story dwelling of colonial vertical plank construction with a metal gable roof. In addition to the main house, the property includes a contributing second residence and a brick outbuilding, both dating from the early 19th century. Pine Slash is significant as American Founding Father Patrick Henry's home in the 1750s.

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Pine Slash
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LocationVA 643, Studley, Virginia
Coordinates37°39′19″N 77°19′35″W / 37.65528°N 77.32639°W / 37.65528; -77.32639
Area138 acres (56 ha)
Builtc. 1750 (1750)
NRHP reference No.870019461
VLR No.042-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1987
Designated VLRDecember 9, 19862

Pine Slash, also known as Prospect Hill, is a historic home located at Studley, Hanover County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1750, and is a one-story dwelling of colonial vertical plank construction with a metal gable roof. In addition to the main house, the property includes a contributing second residence and a brick outbuilding, both dating from the early 19th century. Pine Slash is significant as American Founding Father Patrick Henry's home in the 1750s.3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.1

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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Final Nomination: Pine Slash" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo