Lucky Hit | |
 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 |
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| Coordinates | 39°3′22″N 78°5′33″W / 39.05611°N 78.09250°W |
| Area | 131.5 acres (53.2 ha) |
| Built | 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]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b c Kimberley Hart (February 3, 1993), National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Lucky Hit (PDF), National Park Service
- ^ 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