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Burnt Quarter

Burnt Quarter
Burnt Quarter, State Route 613 vicinity, Dinwiddie vicinity (Dinwiddie County, Virginia).jpg
Burnt Quarter, HABS Photo
Burnt Quarter is located in Virginia
Burnt Quarter
Burnt Quarter is located in the US
Burnt Quarter
Location SW of jct. of Rtes. 627, 613, and 645, near Dinwiddie, Virginia
Coordinates 37°08′19″N 77°37′30″W / 37.13861°N 77.62500°W / 37.13861; -77.62500Coordinates: 37°08′19″N 77°37′30″W / 37.13861°N 77.62500°W / 37.13861; -77.62500
Area 2,391 acres (968 ha)
Built c. 1750 (1750)
NRHP reference # 69000235
VLR # 026-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 25, 1969
Designated VLR September 9, 1969

Burnt Quarter is a historic plantation house located near Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It was built in stages starting about 1750, and consists of a two-story, hipped roof central section flanked by 1 1/2-story wings. On April 1, 1865, the property became the scene of the decisive Battle of Five Forks. During the battle the house served both as headquarters for Union General Merritt and as a military hospital. On the grounds is a monument to six unknown Confederate soldiers killed in the Battle of Five Forks.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.



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