Deer Chase

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Deer Chase
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Deer Chase, February 2008
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LocationSoutheast of Saluda off VA 629, near Saluda, Virginia
Coordinates 37°34′27″N76°32′28″W / 37.57417°N 76.54111°W / 37.57417; -76.54111
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Builtc. 1750 (1750)
NRHP reference No. 73002039 [1]
VLR No.059-0017
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1973
Designated VLRJune 19, 1973 [2]

Deer Chase is a historic plantation house located near Saluda, Middlesex County, Virginia. It was constructed about 1750, and is a 1+12-story, three-bay, brick dwelling with a clipped gable roof. The interior has a central hall plan. Also on the property is a contributing three-bay frame school house. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Deer Chase" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo