Burnt Quarter

Burnt Quarter
Burnt Quarter, HABS Photo
Location SW of jct. of Rtes. 627, 613, and 645, near Dinwiddie, Virginia
Coordinates 37°08′19″N 77°37′30″W / 37.13861°N 77.62500°WCoordinates: 37°08′19″N 77°37′30″W / 37.13861°N 77.62500°W
Area 2,391 acres (968 ha)
Built c. 1750
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 69000235[1]
VLR # 026-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 25, 1969
Designated VLR September 9, 1969[2]

Burnt Quarter is a historic plantation home located near Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It was built in stages starting about 1750, and consists of a two-story, hipped roof central section flanked by 1 1/2-story wings. On April 1, 1865, the property became the scene of the decisive Battle of Five Forks. During the battle the house served both as headquarters for Union General Merritt and as a military hospital. On the grounds is a monument to six unknown Confederate soldiers killed in the Battle of Five Forks.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Burnt Quarter". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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