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Berkeley, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

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Berkeley, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

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Significance: Berkeley began as a settlement known as Berkeley-Hundred, patented in 1618. The property was purchased in 1722 by Benjamin Harrison IV, for whom the present house is believed to have been completed in 1726. His son, Benjamin Harrison V, born at Berkeley, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Virginia for 3 terms. Also born there was the signer's younger son, William Henry Harrison, 9th President. In 1862, Berkeley served as a camp and supply base for Union troops...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-233, FN-234, FN-235, FN-236, FN-237
Survey number: HABS VA-363
Building/structure dates: 1726 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001040

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Date

1800
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Harrison, William Henry
Harrison, Benjamin
Morris, Scott, transmitter
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Location

Charles City37.34389, -77.07127
Google Map of 37.34389060000001, -77.071268
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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