Lucky Hit

Lucky Hit
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Historic home of R.K. Meade
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Location	VA 628 S side, 4500 ft. NE of jct. with VA 658, White Post, Virginia
Coordinates	39°3′22″N78°5′33″W / 39.05611°N 78.09250°W / 39.05611; -78.09250
Area	131.5 acres (53.2 ha)
Built	1791 (1791)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	93000834 [1]
VLR No.	021-0045
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 12, 1993
Designated VLR	June 16, 1993 [2]

Lucky Hit is one of the oldest brick houses in southwestern Clarke County, Virginia. The double-pile (i.e. two rooms deep), central hallway house was built by Colonel Richard Kidder Meade around 1791, and was named by Meade in his belief that he had made a fortunate choice in his property. He previously resided at the log house Meadea. ^[3] His children, including Bishop William Meade ^[3] and Ann Randolph Meade Page, ^[4] who were raised on this plantation established plantations nearby; many of the historic houses remain today. This property stayed in the Meade family until 1869. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. ^[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. Kimberley Hart (February 3, 1993), National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Lucky Hit (PDF), National Park Service
4. Thomas, Arthur Dicken (2000), Page, Ann Randolph Meade (1781-1838), Episcopal slavery reformer , American National Biography, doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1501270, ISBN   978-0-19-860669-7 , retrieved March 2, 2021

External links

• Media related to Lucky Hit at Wikimedia Commons