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Dr. Tucker House SOLD
Buckingham County, Virginia
1820
The Dr. Tucker House dates from the 1820s. It is situated on over 2 acres at Buckingham Courthouse in Buckingham County. The house is located across from the old courthouse site believed to have been designed by Thomas Jefferson.It is thought that the Dr. Tucker House served various purposes in the past, including the housing of a tobacco warehouse in the basement for a time. Four doctors also have past connections with the house: Dr. Whitcomb Pratt, Dr. Perkins Glover, Dr. G.L. Morris, and Dr. P.E. Tucker, who all practiced medicine on the premises.The house was also used by the Treasurer's Office and possibly by the Masons for a lodge, as well. And, it may have served as a bank. It is known that Mrs. Pratt, wife of Dr. Whitcomb Pratt, kept a few boarders during their tenure.The Dr. Tucker House still possessess a rare, Jeffersonian accordion roof on the west wing, probably the only surviving example known. The brickwork under the front porch still retains it original penciling on the mortar joints from the Federal period.The Dr. Tucker House is a contributing structure in the Buckingham Court House District which is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. The Revolving Fund Program purchased the house in 2001 and sold it in 2005.
Contact:
Sarah Cooleen, Revolving Fund Manager
scooleen@apva.org
804-648-1889 ext. 320
Fax: 804-775-0802
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