Hardens

Not to be confused with Harden's.

Hardens
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	West of Lamptie Hill on State Route 5
Coordinates	37°22′16″N77°14′12″W / 37.37111°N 77.23667°W / 37.37111; -77.23667
Area	554 acres (224 ha)
Built	c. 1845 (1845)-1846, 1849
NRHP reference No.	83003266 [1]
VLR No.	018-0045
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 10, 1983
Designated VLR	December 15, 1981 [2]

Hardens is a historic home and farm located near Lamptie Hill, Charles City County, Virginia. The main house is a 1+1⁄2-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]

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

References

1. "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 June 5, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hardens" (PDF). and Accompanying photo