Prospect Hill was originally the country home of the prominent Falmouth merchant, Basil Cordon. The house ranks among the finest examples of provincial, mid-nineteenth-century plantation architecture in the Tidewater region of Virginia. Its refined Flemish-bond brickwork, beautiful fanlight doorway, and well-crafted interior trim all contribute to its eminence among buildings of its era. In addition, its setting, in an area of the Rappahannock Valley known for its fine houses and unspoiled countryside, makes it an integral part of the historic fabric of Caroline County. - NRHP Registration

The Cove refers to a narrow finger of land situated in a horseshoe bend of the Staunton (Roanoke) River, in the north central portion of Halifax County. Archeological evidence suggests that the property was occupied by Native Americans from the late prehistoric to the early historic period. In 1740, Richard Randolph for the sum of fifty shillings received a land grant from King George II for 500 acres of the Cove. The name, the Cove, first appears in the1764 deed between John Randolph, Richard’s son, and David Lewis Sims. Under the ownership of members of the Sims family, the Cove Plantation grew to 1232 acres. In 1843, the Cove Plantation was sold to John Coleman, who owned three estates totaling nearly 4000 acres. The Sims and Coleman families, intertwined by marriage, were associated with the Cove for almost two hundred years and were among the largest planters and slave owners in Halifax County. The history of the Cove is a reflection of the history of the region from Indian habitation through the rise and fall of the plantation economy. There are archaeological sites, ruins and buildings on the property that illustrate a history of occupation from prehistoric times to the mid-twentieth century. The 1123 acres contains twenty-six resources including evidence of a prehistoric village, the circa 1773 plantation house of William Sims, tobacco barns, the remnants of slave quarters, and tenant-houses. - NRHP Registration31 March 2006