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NPS Form is900 Ia1. 1990)

United States Dsparbnsnt of the Intatlor National Park Servlcs

National Register of Historic Places Registration Fom

Thrs form IS tor m In nomfnatlng Or wues tmg det9mlflrt!OnS for tndivrdual p r e m e s and districts. See lns twons In Mow to M W~'BUOR&I ~1eg1strw d mrmc Ptams Regtsbaaon FMn (Natmnal Register Bulletin t 6A). Complete each Rem ~y mar)rlnq "x" in the appropriate bbx or by entenng rne ~nfwmatron requested. If an rtem does not to the pmmw bang documanted, enter "PUA" for "not applicaMe." For hn~t~ms. arch~tectura~ classlfrFatmn. materials. and areas of s~gnificance. emer on@ c a t m e s and sumtegones from the tmtmcbons. Place adddianal entnes and nanauve Items on conttnuatlon s h m (NPS Form 10.400a). U s e a Fjpewmer. mwd p-r, w computer. to complete at1 #ems.

1. Name of Prnpsrty

historic name Upper Brandon P l a n t a t ion

other namestsite number VDHR F i 1 e hro . 7 - 2 7

2. Location

street 8 number 2300 Upper B r a n d o n Road "' S not for publication

cityortown SF"ing Grove 3 vicinity

sat, Virginia VA Drince George code - l a 9 d e - zip code 23881

' As the desrgnated a u l m undef the Namml Histonc P-tim Aet. as m'mnded, 3 certrb thaf this nornirtatm I --

I b request lor defermlnahon of e l q L l ~ w m s the dmummatlan standards for reqtstenng propert- In the NatKnral Ueglsler of : Hlstor~c Pla5es and meets the pwedural and prufmonai requrmmsnts set fonh In 38 Cm Pan 60. Cn my oplnlon. the prope*y

I X meets LA does not meet the NatlonCRaglsler cntwra. i recommend that thto property b Eonsldmd sign~Rcant 7

) , nat~onaJry natamde [Xt Ibealfir. (, contlnuatm sheet tor additional commams.)

! Virginia D e p a r t m e n t of H i s t o r i c Resources

State 01 Federal agency and bureau

/ In my oplnlon, the property meets Z does not meel the Natronal Register cmena. [E See COntlnUbQn sheet f o ~ additional I comments.) i I I I S~gnature of cen~fylng officiamtle Date

Stata or Federal ageney and bureau

4. National Park Senrice Certification : nereoy cenlty !bat tne properfy 15 S~gnature of Ihe K-r Date ot Acrlon

- , dntefg tn lne Nat~onal Reglster

Sea contrnuat~on sneet. - - determlnerl elig~bls for tne

Natznal Register _. See contlnuatlon shaet. - - aetermlned not eiellgrbls for the

Natmnat Fleglstar. - removed tram the Nat~onal

Upper Brandon Plantation 'rince Georze Co., Va. Nvru 01 PmOery Cany and SWe

5. c h d i a r h Ownership of h W r Y of P- Numbor of Resounrr within Proprty (Check asmany Wxea as apply) (Check onhl one box) (Don a include pranarrry l i n M rssarrces ~nttm aunt.)

a private 9 building(s) C public-local district C public-Slate 7site C public-Federal C structure

C object

Contributing Noncontributing 3 2 5 buildings

2- 2 sites

2 3 structures

8 1 1 Total

Name of related multiple property listing Numbu of contrlkrtlng neource~pmvbudy li.1.d (Enter " N i A if pmpsrm IS no( pan of a muniple pmeny lining.) i n t h 8 w R . g i . t . r

6. Function or U& Historic Fundons Cumnt t%ndom (Enter categories from innrun!ons) (Enter cat- ban ~ ~ ~ N ~ I K M S )

DOMESTIC: single dwelling DOMESTIC: corporate retreat

AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE: sutbuildings AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE: outbuildings

4GRICULTURE/suBSISTEYCE: fields 4GRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE: fields

7. Description Architectural Classiticatlon Mat&b (Enter categories from lnnrun~ons) (Enter cat- from lnnructlons)

EARLY FIEPUaLIC: Early Classical Revival foundation Brick

walls B Y -

roof Slate

other

Nanatlve Description [Describe the h~slorlcand current condltlon ol the proparry on one or more conl~nual~onsheet¶.)

V p p e r B r a n d o n p l a n t a t i o n p r l ? c e G e o r g e C o . , Va. Name 01 Propefty County arm Stale

8. Statement of Signatkana Applicabk National Registar Cntetia Areas of Signficance (Mark I tn one or more boxes tor the crmna quaI~Wngme properm (Enter caregones fmrn instruntons) for Nat!onal Reg~sterihsllng I

lRCHImECTURE

A Property 1s associated wlth events that have made 4GRICULTUQE a slgnlficant contr~but~onto the broad patterns of our history

-- 8 Properly 1s assoc~atedwtth the llves of persons slgnlflcant in our past

Z C Propeny embod~esthe dlstlndlve characterlst~cs of a type, penod, or method of c o n s t m n or represents the work of a master, or possesses h~ghanlstlc values, or represents a stgn~ficantand d~stlngulshableentlty whose components lack Period of Significance ~nd~v~duald~st~nctton 1825-1859

D Property has y~elded,or IS l~kelyto y~etd. lnformat~onImportant In prehtstory or htstory

Criteria Considerations (Mark ' x " n all the bores lhal apply I

Property 1s:

A owned by a rel~g~ousinstltutlon or used for rel~g~ouspurposes.

-- B removed from its orlglnal locat~on

Significant Dates

SlgniRcant Person (Complete 11Crltenon 8 15 marked a k v e l

-_ C a blnhplace or grave

Cultural AffiliationE D a cemetery

-_ E a reconstructed bulldlng, Object. or structure.

-- F a commemoratJve property.

-- G less than 50 years of age or ach~evedslgnlficance Architect/Builder

w~thlnthe past 50 years.

Narrative Statement of Significance IExPlaln the slunlfranceof the otcoulv on one or rnon, contlnuatlon sheets.). . 9. Major Bibiiographical Rolefences Bibiiography (Cite the beaks. an~cles,and other sources used in prepanng th~slorm on one or m e contlnuatlon si7eetS.l

Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data:-_r preliminary determination of individual listing (36 State Historic Preservation Office

- CFR 67) has been requested Other State agency (2prevtously listed in the National Register Federal agency E previously determined eligible by the National &I Local government

- Register University i destgnated a National Historic Landmark aOther C recorded by Historlc American Buildings Survey Name of rePositoryVa. H i s t o r i c a l s o c i e t y

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2,::8.5 acres

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eou* JlNMkdon (Explain why M.DuldrirWON aakcted m a cominuabm sheet.)

11. Fom, Pmu8md By

name/title Helen S . T . Reed

organ,zat,on Reed Restoration date Dec. 31, 1995

street 8 number Box 29053 telephone (804) 784-5619

Richmond Va . 23229city or town state zip code

Addltl0rc.l D o c u m Submlt the folldng i1md ths ccwnP!Ued form:

A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) inditing the property's location.

A Sketch m p for historic districts and pmperties having large acreage or numerous resources.

Photographs

Representative black and whit. photogmpha of the property.

Additlonsl Items (Chak mth the SHPO u FPO la~y adal(lorul m)

P r o m Owner (Complete this ~ t mat the rsqwa d SHPO or FW.)

James River Corp., Mr. Pete Trexler name

1802 Upper Brandon Road (804) 866-5000 nreet 8 number t*-

city or town Spring Grove state Va . zipcode 23881

PqwwOIh R.duc(lon Act SbtmNnt l%Ia i n f o m l ~is bDing cdkaad laapplicstions m the National RsgiMr ofHialaic Placa to nominate p w e a 1W l i n g a~~w WbUilY fa IiaUng. 10 l ipmpulir. and to mend existing lirtinga Fbapmoa to this r e q w is required to Obtain a benelil in acmdma with M.N*iaul arc Pmauvebn M,Marnerdd (18 U.S.C. 470 m q..).

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United States Department of the Intertor National Park Service

National Register of Historic P!aces Cantinuation Sheet

Section number Page Upper Brandon Plantation Prince George Co., Va.

Description

Upper Brandon is a nineteenth-century plantation complex on

the James River in Prince George County. Virginia. Built in

tvo phases, 1825 and 1859, the brick house is noteworthy for

its large-scale, five-part plan, and its sophisticated

uoodvork derived from Asher 3enjamin1s jattern book. The

farmland has been in cultivation since the seventeenth

century.

The nomination consists of eijht contributing resources

!site ?lan 1-8): nain house and connected dependencies:

overseer's house: slave house: garden archaeological site

and reconstruction: Sunbury field archaeological site:

smokehouse: icehouse: and slave cemetery.

The Upper Brandon residence vrth two dependencies (see plan)

was completed on the south bank of the James River in 1825

by William Byrd Harrison: two wings were added to the main

structure in 1859 following his second marriage. William

Byrd Harrison (1800-18701, an 1820 graduate of Harvard

University, gave careful attention to the construction. The

ornate interior woodwork and exterior detail were achieved

by accomplished workmen using Asher Benjamin's popular

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National Register of Historic Places Cantinuation Sheet

Upper Brandon Plantation Section number Page 2 Jrince George Co., Va.

pattern book, The American Builder's Comuanion. first issued

in aoston in 1806 with the help of Daniel Raynerd, who

subsequently worked in Virginia. The itinerant craftsmen

involved may be responsible for several other equally

important contemporary Virginia houses discussed later

("agnolia Grange, Chesterfield Co.; Hampstead, New Kent Co.;

Horn Quarter, King William Co.; the Governor's Mansion in

Richmond; and Sower Brandon alterations). The style would

be described as Federal or early Classical Revival.

The 1 8 2 5 'Zoor ?lan shows a large Tidevater rectangular

dwellins vith a center hall and four corner rooms, repeated

in the 'zasement and on the second floor, each floor with

-apqrsxinately ? , , 5 6 square feet. The smaller dependencies

had similar configurations -dith the kitclen on the west

combining :he hall and cooking area. T3is five-part

?alladian format was established among the grander Virginia

plantations such as Carter's Grove, Westover. Blandfield,

Yount A i r y , Lover Brandon, and Battersea. The brickwork is

Flemish bond, and the roof is slate; smarler bricks are

used for the dependencies. Classical porches complete the

t-do facades using the Ionic order on the south land entrance

and the Composite order on the north river entrance.

Academic mutule blocks from Benjamin appear under the

cornice. An 1870 photograph shows a parapet railing (not

restored) identical to that at Hampstead (Benjamin, plate

53) and similar to the recently restored railing at the

United States Department of the lnterlor National Park Service

National Register of Historic PJac~s Cantinuation Sheet

Section number ' Page Upper Brandon Plantation

3 Prince George Co., Va.

Governor's Mansion. The widow's walk illustrated in the

same photo with a simple railing has been restored instead

to a Chinsse Chippendale design.

The interior woodwork is especially fine. It is all

original with the exception of the second-floor southwest

bedroom mantel. The hall contains a guilloche banded arch

with the keystone motif from Benjamin (plate 3 3 ) ;

elaborately shaped overdoors with scroll and leaf consoles

from 3enjamin (also plate 3 2 ) : and a grand staircase with

double fan shaped brackets and simple square balisters. A t

!-?a~noliaGrange, Ionic columns and the keystone in the hall

are identical to U?per Brandon, and the northwest office

mantel is sulporte? by leaf and scroll elements similar to

the Upper Srandon door c3nsoles. The four upstairs Hagnolia

G r a n ~ e mantels with cutout geometric aanels relate to Upper

Srandon mantels. At Hampstead the same Benjamin keystone

(plate 33) appears in the brick arch above the entrance

door. The handsome Benjamin parapet railing is original.

and the design (glate 5 3 ) is likewise the source for the

Upper Brandon example in the old photograph. Similar

rnutule, mantels, shaped overdoors, and Ionic hall columns

directly relate Hampstead craftsmen to Upper Brandon.

Research linking these houses possibly to Daniel Raynerd has

yet to be explored although the same workmanship is evident.

The Upper Brandon hall has been returned to the original

light green paint although photographs show a false grain


National Register of Historic Placss Continuation Sheet

Upper Brandon Plantation

Section number Page 4 Prince George Co., Va.

mahogany finish in the later nineteenth century. The

unusual doors each have eight cross shaped panels, a design

from a yet unidentified source.

The northeast and southeast parlors are connected by a large

double door, making the space interchangeable according to

the light and seasons. The southeast mantel is especially

intricate with open arches and full ionic colonettes.

T5e northwest dining room and southwest room have finely

carved arches flanking the mantels. X similar configuration

appears in the four aantel walls of the bedrooms above as

vell as at Horn Quar'er. The southwest room, now used as a

jreakfast room, vas altered in size in the 1980s renovation

to accommodate a fizst floor coatroom and lavatory.

Elaborate ?laster ceiling medallions and cornices found in

the comparative houses may once have been in Upper Brandon,

h u t no evidence or photographs document this.

. The larye second floor hall is approached from the stair

landing vhich crosses the land facade window in an

elementary construc'ion. The river facade includes a

matching three-part window. Simple stairs rise to an

unfinished attic, and a ladder gives access to the rooftop

widow's walk.

Underground passages or hyphens connect the dependencies to


National Resister of Historic P!acss Cantinuation Sheet

Upper Brandon Plantation

Section number 7

Page 5 Prince George Co., Va.

the main house, facilitating service from the kitchen and

access to both buildings in bad veather. Small windows on

the north side illuminate the sassages: lower walls make

the land elevation inconspicnous due to the slanted roof.

The west dependency served as a large kitchen and laundry

room uit3 two chambers above. The east dependency served as

an office and/or schoolroom. The small center hall divides

tuo rooms with two chambers above. Simple utilitarian

voodvork charac'erizes both buildings.

In 1859, the main residence uas enlarged on each side,

add?-q a library to the east and a pantry and back stairs ts

c?.e uest. Triple-hung sashes cn the north gave access t3

small ?arches ~ i t hunusual Ionic columns. The spaces above

serve6 as bathrooms. To accommodate the back stairs. a side

"1: vas cut through the northvest keedroom, eliminating the

fireplace.

Upper Srandon remained in the Harrison family until 1948

when it was sold by F. Otvay Syrd. It was owned by Fred

WatXins until the James River Corporation acquired the

property in 1985 for a corporate retreat. The restoration

was done to the highest standards with minimal changes:

adding the coat room as noted, renovating the bathrooms and

kitchen, adding heat and air conditioning, and dividing the

hall/dining room door to simplify serving.


National R e ~ i s t e r of Historic Places Cantinuation S h e e t

Upper Erandon clantation Section number

9

, Page 6 Prince George Co., Va.

.Another original building on the property is the overseer's

house ( 2 ) moved in 1986 from its original s,ite ( 2 ) and

en:ar;ed with two wings to serve as an office. Only some

5oc:s, ~indows. upstairs flooring, and a partial stairrase

remain. It vas documented by Colonial 'dilliamsbur;

::earky a slave house ( 3 ) wit!: two rooms and a central

'irszlace remains, the sole survivor of three such buildinzs

?ctsd in 1948. It was restored in 1987 with the help of

, - - IL--,n:al rilliamsburq (21 Chappel1 CW8?-!-C) and serves 3s a

z ~ s e ~ m no;..

-ie... speczac,2lar site of Upper Srandon is enhanced by many

ol= trees (mostly labeled) and extensive box~ood gardens.

Zxrensive arc3aeological research and restoration was done

1986-?! by 'dilliam Kelso with landscape architect Willlam 3.

7Leley: an appropriate fenced garden ( 4 ) has been

rec3nstrzcted including the 3rick forcing wall. The ongoing

horticnltnral program is supervised by Beth Corker. The

mysterious mound on the riverside lawn was once a rose

zar'en. William Byrd Harrison was interested in Edmund

Ruffin's theories of improved scientific land use, and Upper

Brandon continues to operate a successful farming operation.

Other archaeology includes the Sunbury field site ( 5 ) vest

'of Rennon Harsh. It vas documented in 1985 by Nick


National Resister of Historic P l a c ~ s Cantinuation Sheet

- Upper Brandon Plantation

Section number Page 7 Prince George Co. , Va.

Luccketti to the Archaic or Early woodland periods (8,000

BC-1,000 BC) with pottery dating from the Kiddle and Late

Woodlands Periods (500 BC-AD 1607). Remains of an early

colonial settlement of about 1640 also exist. Preliminary

infornal excavations were done at the Lodge site before

construction. Shards and evidence of these prehistoric and

early colonial locations are displayed in the slave cabin

museum.

The 013 smoke house (5) just west of t5e Xltchen dependency

is a larze occagcnal building vith an unusual c~nical roof

struct~re.

T?-e ori~i-a: icehouse ('1 built into the side of the hill is

Located east of the main house. It is near the roadway to

the vharf.

The s:ave cemetery (8) has not been explored and is

identi5:ed Sy a local farmer, Cecil Ruben Yay.

E'even noncontributing resources include: the dairy barn ( A )

built in the early 1900s: the farm barn (8)and nearby grain

bins also built in the early 1900s; the manager's house (C)

built in the colonial style in 1985: the larger farmhouse

(D) and small farmhouse (E) both built in 1986; the

corporate lodge (F) designed by Gordon Galusha and built in

two sections in 1986 and 1990; a wharf site (G) and road bed

United States Department ot the lnterlor National Park Service

National Register of Historic PJacss Cantinuation Sheet

Upper Brandon Plantation Section number Page a Prince George Co., Va.

from the original boat landing on the James River: a large

oc'agonal gazebo (H) designed by William D. Rieley in 1988

incorporating the Benjamin railing design originally on the

Upper Brandon roof: entrance gates (J) of brick and wood

located part way down the driveway designed by Pieley in

1989: a small octagonal wellhouse (J) built over the

original well in 1985 in imitation of the nearby octagonal

smokehouse: 2138.5 acres ( K unmarted) from the original 1616

grant of 9,000 acres (comprising agricultural land,

conservation areas, and archaeological sites)

United States Department of the Interfor National Park Service


Section number 7 Page 9

Site Plan

-ZONTRIBUTING RESOURCES 1. Xain house 2 . Overseer's house 2 . Slave Aouse 4. Garden 5 . Sunbury field 6. Smokehouse 7. Icehouse 8. Slave cemetery

Upper Brandon Plantation Prince George Co., Va.

\ NONCONTRIBUTING RESOURCES A. Dairy barn 8. Farm barn C. Yanager's house D. Farm house (Large) E. Farm house (small1 F. Lodge G. Warf H. Gazebo I. Gates J. Wellhouse K. Agricultural and Conserva

(whole property unmareed)

tion area

United States Department of the interfor National Park Setvice

National Register of Historic Placss Cantinuation S h e e t

Upper Brandon Plantation Section number 7 Page lo Prince George Co., Va.

Floor plans: 1825. 1859. 1988

Upper Brandon Plantation, as built 1825

Cpper Brandon Plantation, 1859 additions 1988 alterations

(JRC brochure)

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National Register of Historic PJacss Cantinuation Sheet

Upper Brandon Plantation Section number Page 11 Prince George Co., Va.

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National Register of Historic P!acss Cantinuation Sheet

Upper Brandon Plantation Section number 7 Page 1 2 Prince George co., Va.

Asher Benjamin, American Builder's Companion, Plate 53

United States Dewtment of the .Interior National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

Section number Page 1 Upper Brandon P l a n t a t i o n

P r i n c e George Co., Va. ~~

Significance

Upper Brandon Plantation is architecturally significant as

one of the states largest and most significant Federal

plantation houses and for its consistent land cultivation

since the mid-seventeenth century. The buildings of the

nineteenth century continue the plantation tradition on

property historically documented since 1617 and owned b y the

Harrison family from the early eighteenth century. Upper

Brandon was a portion of the 5,000 acres granted in 1616 by

King James I to Captain John Martin, a founder of the

Jamestown Colony. Martin died in 1632 and the property was

maintained by absentee owners until the early eighteenth

century. Benjamin Harrison I?, of Wakefield, Surry County,

acquired Brandon and added acreage that exceeded -.000 a,,--es

by 1712. His grandson, Colonel Nathaniel Harrison T , built

the original Brandon Plantation (VDHR 5 4 - 2 ) in 1765-70 .

Colonel Harrison's grandsons inherited the property at the

death of their father, Benjamin Harrison T I T , in 1807.

George Evelyn Harrison received Brandon and its manor * r l > s n :

William Byrd Harrison inherited 2.555 acres, whici +pc?-;~

Upper Brandon Plantation.

Many members of the Harrison family have been distirl:.!:c-:

in national and local history. The builder, wilIi3m P y r 2

United States DqJmmentof the Interfor National Park Senrice


8 2 Upper Brandon P l a n t a t i o n Section number Page Pr ince George Co. , Va.

Harrison, had enlightened views on agriculture and on

slavery. His neighbor Edmund Ruffin was known for his

advocacy of states' rights and his improved agricultural

practices, published in his monthly Farmers' Reqister.

Harrison contributed articles on his experiments to improve

crops, such as the use of lime and the necessity of crop

rotation. Commercial success was important. and the Upper

Brandon wharf on the James River provided the transportation

necessary to participate in a market economy of grain: this

continued trade practices established in the seventeenth

century with tobacco. The continuity of family ownership

lasted until 1948.

The architecture of the main house and dependencies places

Upper Brandon among a group of elegant and sophisticated

Virginia houses built about 1830 by an accomplished group

of workmen using the Asher Benjamin pattern book and

possibly working under the direction of its co-author,

Daniel Raynerd. These houses mostly mentioned specifically

before include: Hagnolia Grange (182?), Horn Ouarter

( ! 8 2 % - 3 0 ) , Hampstead (1825-2;). the Governor's "ansion

(181?:1830s), and Lower Brandon alterations '?Q?Osi.

Following the 1859 additions, Upper Srandon ? a 6 little

modernization, leaving it mostly intact for t h e laPOs

professional restoration.

Upper Brandon Plantation is located on a broad bend in the

Unlted State8 0-ent of the .Interior National Park Service


3 Upper Brandon P l a n t a t i o n Section number * Page Prince George Co., Va.

James River which provided into the twentieth century a

scheduled landing for Tidewater shipping. Archaeological

excavations show evidence of prehistoric occupation and of

early colonial settlements. The area has long been known

for its excellent game and sporting opportunities. Historic

trees, boxwood and plantings in addition to the

reconstructed garden retain the 19th century atmosphere.

Roads, boundaries, and field patterns are generally

original. 1,831 acres of land were donated in 1994 to the

American Farmland Trust and Nature Conservancy. New houses

and buildings on the property are compatible with the

nineteenth century atmosphere.

Of the 5,000 acres patented in 1616, most remains today

under cultivation. The 2 , 1 3 8 . 5 acres owned by the James

River Corporation includes much of the original land as well

as the Edloe plantation to the west. An important five-part

clapboard house owned by John Edloe was insured in 1805 ane

1810. When John T. Robertson remodelled the house on Willov

Hill road (see plat of small acreage exempted from 1995

Robertson sale of Edloe to James River Corporation) the

contractor noted old framing and beams hidden within t h ~

structure. These may be remnants of the ori3inal Flloe

Plantation house

The current use as a corporate retreat has made t5e restore?

buildings, gardens, and wildlife preserve accessible ta many

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Plational Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet

8 4 UpperrBrandon P l a n t a t i o n Section number Page Pr ince George Co., Va.

groups, historical associations, and specialized tours as

well as Garden Week visitors.

United States Department of the Intertor National Park Service


Upper Brandon Plantation Section number 9 Page Prince George Co., Va.

3en;amix. Xsher, American 3uil?er's Comnanian. edition after

:806 and 3efors 1821

rarrar, samie :erguson, Old 'rir-inia Aouses alona the James,

Xev ?or!<, 1957. pp.:33-36

.-..:rlldr-p, 2obert P., Weer 3r3ndon. Richmond, Va., 1987

Lancaster, ?ober: I., Jr., Sistoric 'Tir~izia Aomes and

rb - - -" - s , ?"iladelphia and London, 1915, pp.69-70

!!assie, Susanne Tiilliams and Frances Archer Christian, eds.,

?c-es s z = Sarjsns in Qld 7 r ~ i n i a , Xew York. 1931, 9 . 1 8 5

. 5a12, Zdith Tsnis, "Vpper Brandon: The James River Home of

!Tr. and "rs. ?rancis Otvay ayrd", unidentified serial, ca.

.. X y a t t , Zdvard X . , IV, Plantation Uouses round Petersbur~:

I? tie Counties of ?rince Georqe. C3esteriield and

Sinwiddie. Vfr:inia, Petersburg, 1955

Harrison. Byrd and related family records, documents copied

at Upper Brandon and in the Virginia Hi~toricaL Society

1920

UPS Form 10-900-0 (8-86)

unit4 states ~ l p . r t r ~ t of the Intmrior National Park Service

NATIONAL REQIBTER OF BIBTORIC PLACEB CONTINUATION BEER

Section -10- Page 1 Upper Brandon ~lmtation Prince Wrg.County, Virginia

UTM COORDINATES 1. 18 318860 4127360 2. 18 319180 4128120

VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION

The nominated boundaries of U per Brandon Plantation are shown on the accompanying USCS map and are define8 by UTM coordinate points. They are also represented by tax rcelmaps. The property contains 3 arcels totaling 2,138.5 acres. Tax parcef"nwnbers 190(04) 00-00-A-0, 190( 04) to-00-B-0 (House site), 190(04)00-00-C-0, and the area comonly known as Kennon Marsh, all listed with the Prlnce George County Real Eetate Asseeor's Office.

VERBAL BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION

The boundaries of the nominated property represents the remaining portion of the original 1660 land patent of 5000 acres. The property maintams its working farm status and contains hietoric resources rtaining to agriculture and its developent. The main house and its auxilary gildings are a good example of the plantation seat system common at this period in Virginia. The Harrison family owned this property from the early 18th century to 1948, giving it a lengthy period of continuous occupation.

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@,5 Topography Iiy photogrammetric methods from aerial DhotwraDhs taken 1963. Field checked 1965

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