The Plunkett-Meeks Store and House: An Historical Survey of the Structure, its Construction and Alterations, with Notes on Adjoining Properties
Happel R. 1956. The Plunkett-Meeks Store and House: An Historical Survey of the Structure, its Construction and Alterations, with Notes on Adjoining Properties. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Appomattox, Virginia
The Plunkett-Meeks Store and House was built in Appomattox Court House Village in 1850. The name reflects the first owner-occupant, John H. Plunkett, and the owner of the store during the period that gives the site national significance (1865), Francis Meeks. This report is intended to identify when alterations occurred in order to remove anything added after 1865 and restore the structure to its historic appearance. The report documents transfers of ownership, possible alterations, and use. Illustrations that provide evidence of the structure's history, such as photographs, maps, and drawings, are noted. Available data, along with deductions, point to 1850 as the establishment date of the Plunkett-Meeks House and 1874 as the date of alteration.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Happel, Ralph
- Date of Issue
- 1956
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- APCO , NER
- Keywords
- alteration, Civil War, Clover Hill, Francis Meeks, John Plunkett, ownership history, Robert E. Lee, store, tavern, Ulysses S. Grant, village