Deer Chase | |
![]() Deer Chase, February 2008 | |
Location | Southeast of Saluda off VA 629, near Saluda, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°34′27″N76°32′28″W / 37.57417°N 76.54111°W |
Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
Built | c. 1750 |
NRHP reference No. | 73002039 [1] |
VLR No. | 059-0017 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 14, 1973 |
Designated VLR | June 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+1⁄2-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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