Alexander Watson Batte House
Alexander Watson Batte House | |
 Roadside view of the house in 2016 | |
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| Location | Southern side of Scotland Drive, 1500 feet west of its junction with Orion Road, Jarratt, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°48′3.5″N 77°33′18″W / 36.800972°N 77.55500°W |
| Area | 45.5 acres (18.4 ha) |
| Built | 1815-1835 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000831[1] |
| VLR No. | 040-0002 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 3, 1991 |
| Designated VLR | April 17, 1991[2] |
Alexander Watson Batte House, also known as The Old Place, is a historic home located at Jarratt, Greensville County, Virginia. It was built between 1815 and 1835, and is a 1+1⁄2-story hall-parlor house built on a fieldstone foundation. It features massive fieldstone chimneys flanking the gable roofed dwelling. Also on the property is a contributing 19th century barn.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ William M. Pruett (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alexander Watson Batte House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
