Clifton is a historic plantation house located near Hamilton, Cumberland County, Virginia. It was built about 1760, and is a two-story, seven-bay frame dwelling in the Georgian style. It has a hipped roof and a one-bay, one-story wing on the west end. The front facade features a three-bay, one-story gable roof porch supported by elongated Tuscan order columns. It was the home of Carter Henry Harrison (~1727 – 1793/1794), who as a member of the Cumberland Committee of Safety, wrote the Instructions for Independence presented to the Virginia Convention of May 1776.[3]
Clifton | |
 Entrance to the property | |
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| Location | North of Hamilton off VA 690, near Hamilton, Cumberland County, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°40′24″N 78°7′51″W / 37.67333°N 78.13083°W |
| Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
| Built | c. 1760 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002007 [1] |
| VLR No. | 024-0036 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 19, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | April 17, 1973[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clifton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo