Hardens is a historic home and farm located near Lamptie Hill, Charles City County, Virginia. The main house is a 1+12-story, single-pile house, a typical example of mid-19th century Virginia vernacular architecture. The original section was built about 1845–1846, and expanded about 1849. It has a gable roof with dormers and features a one-story porch with turned posts and a flat roof. Contributing buildings and structures include a former kitchen, two-story tenant house, and a variety of barns and sheds. During the American Civil War Hardens was used as a Union communications station and was later a camp for General Philip Sheridan.[3]

Hardens
Property entrance
Hardens is located in Virginia
Hardens
Hardens is located in the United States
Hardens
LocationWest of Lamptie Hill on State Route 5
Coordinates37°22′16″N 77°14′12″W / 37.37111°N 77.23667°W / 37.37111; -77.23667
Area554 acres (224 ha)
Builtc. 1845 (1845)-1846, 1849
NRHP reference No.83003266[1]
VLR No.018-0045
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1983
Designated VLRDecember 15, 1981[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hardens" (PDF). and Accompanying photo