Hunting Quarter
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Hunting Quarter | |
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| Location | VA 632, S of jct. with VA 608, near Waverly, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°52′04″N 77°13′28″W / 36.86778°N 77.22444°WCoordinates: 36°52′04″N 77°13′28″W / 36.86778°N 77.22444°W |
| Area | 49 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | 1745-1772 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 95000396[1] |
| VLR # | 091-0031 |
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| Added to NRHP | April 7, 1995 |
| Designated VLR | April 28, 1995[2] |
Hunting Quarter is a historic plantation home located near Waverly, Sussex County, Virginia. The main house was built between 1745 and 1772, and is a 1 1/2-story, five bay, single pile, frame dwelling. It has a gambrel roof with dormers an exterior end chimneys. Attached to the main section is a rear ell added in 1887, and two small porches added in the 20th century. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, the sites of four outbuildings, the Harrison family cemetery, and a slave cemetery. Hunting Quarter was built by Captain Henry Harrison (c. 1736 – 1772), son of Benjamin Harrison IV.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Jane Crisler (January 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hunting Quarter". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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