Alexander Watson Batte House

Alexander Watson Batte House

Roadside view of the house
Location Southern side of Scotland Drive, 1500 feet west of its junction with Orion Road, Jarratt, Virginia
Coordinates 36°48′3.5″N 77°33′18″W / 36.800972°N 77.55500°W / 36.800972; -77.55500Coordinates: 36°48′3.5″N 77°33′18″W / 36.800972°N 77.55500°W / 36.800972; -77.55500
Area 45.5 acres (18.4 ha)
Built 1815 (1815)-1835
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 91000831[1]
VLR # 040-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 3, 1991
Designated VLR April 17, 1991[2]

Alexander Watson Batte House, also known as The Old Place, is a historic home located at Jarratt, Greensville County, Virginia. It was built between 1815 and 1835, and is a 1 1/2-story hall-parlor house built on a fieldstone foundation. It features massive fieldstone chimneys flanking the gable roofed dwelling. Also on the property is a contributing 19th century barn.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. William M. Pruett (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alexander Watson Batte House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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