Hunting Quarter

Hunting Quarter
Location VA 632, S of jct. with VA 608, near Waverly, Virginia
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
Significant dates
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, center hall, frame dwelling. It has a gambrel roof with dormers and 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] During the French and Indian War, Captain Harrison was stationed at Fort Duquesne, he served as a Captain under Major General Edward Braddock and later under Lieutenant Colonel George Washington. Captain Harrison was a brother of Benjamin Harrison V and uncle of US President William Henry Harrison.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[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. Jane Crisler (January 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hunting Quarter". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo