Woodside Plantation – Estill – Hampton County

Basic Information

• Location – Augusta Stagecoach Road, Estill, Hampton County

• Comments – Woodside was originally part of Woodstock Plantation. Part of Woodstock was given to William Evans Martin, and Woodside has been a separate plantation since 1881.
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Privately owned

Timeline

• 1881 – Earliest known date of existence

• 1894 – A colonial revival style house was built by William Evans Martin
  

Land

• Number of acres – 462 in 2009

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Anthony and Jennifer Forbeck and Richard Becker (1979-92), Walter F. Fussell (1973-79), Roger and Pat Hammond (2008-present), William Evans Martin (1892-1905), Alfred and Samuel Marshall (1905-1917), C. Alan and Elizabeth Runyan (1992), William Caswell and Donaldson Tucker (1929-30), Dorothy C. Tucker (1930-66), Edward A. Zeigler (1917-23), Harper and Bowers, Inc. (1966-73), Montpelier Savings Bank & Trust (1923-29)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• House built 1894 – one and one-half stories and is approximately 5,593 square feet
  
  
• Large barn circa 1870 – renovated to exercise room, a walk-in wine cooler and woodshop
  

Web Resources

• Woodside Plantation real estate listing: Click here

Print Resources

• Initial references: See #1 (30-15-182)