Camden is a two-story frame house in a pure Italianate style, clad with flush siding that was originally treated to resemble stone. The tower base projects from the front, with a semicircular porch surrounding its base, looking out over the Rappahannock River. The first floor includes a central hall, library, dining room, parlor and a main-level bedroom. The parlor retains its original Victorian rococo furnishings.[4]
Camden was built on the basement of an earlier house belonging to the Pratt family that dated to 1760. William Carter Pratt demolished this house around 1856 to use the prominent site for a new house. He engaged Baltimore architect Norris G. Starkweather, with construction stating in 1857, completed in 1859. Up-to-date in style and technology, the house was equipped with central heating and cooling, gas lights and running water. A private gas works was installed to generate gas for the lights. The house's tower was destroyed during the American Civil War, by a hit from a Union gunboat in late November 1862, and never restored.[4]
The property is also significant as the home of a Native American family of the late 17th century, where iron trade tools and silver medals have been found. The silver medals were minted by the British and given to the Powhatan chiefs as tokens of peace. The Silver medals were discovered on the property during the excavation of an older structure, eventually discovered to be the house of John "The Ranger" Taliaferro.
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^ ab. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 30, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ abcdStaff, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, James W. Moody, Jr., Director (July 29, 1969), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Camden(PDF), National Park Service (scanned version available at Virginia DHR){{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. VA-184, "Camden, Rappahannock River, Port Royal vicinity, Caroline County, VA", 38 photos, 3 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material
January 01, 1970
camden, port, royal, virginia, camden, italian, villa, style, house, rappahannock, river, just, downriver, port, royal, virginia, built, 1857, 1859, nation, finest, examples, italianate, country, house, located, southeast, bank, rappahannock, river, about, mil. Camden is an Italian Villa style house on the Rappahannock River just downriver of Port Royal Virginia Built 1857 1859 it is one of the nation s finest examples of an Italianate country house It is located on the southeast bank of the Rappahannock River about 0 5 miles 0 80 km north of the intersection of Camden Road Virginia State Route 686 and United States Route 17 4 Camden was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971 for its architecture 3 4 CamdenU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkVirginia Landmarks RegisterShow map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesNearest cityPort Royal VirginiaCoordinates38 09 47 62 N 77 09 41 02 W 38 1632278 N 77 1613944 W 38 1632278 77 1613944Built1857ArchitectNorris G StarkweatherArchitectural styleItalian VillaNRHP reference No 69000228VLR No 016 0004Significant datesAdded to NRHPNovember 12 1969 2 Designated NHLNovember 11 1971 3 Designated VLRSeptember 9 1969 July 15 1986 1 Contents 1 Description and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription and history editCamden is a two story frame house in a pure Italianate style clad with flush siding that was originally treated to resemble stone The tower base projects from the front with a semicircular porch surrounding its base looking out over the Rappahannock River The first floor includes a central hall library dining room parlor and a main level bedroom The parlor retains its original Victorian rococo furnishings 4 Camden was built on the basement of an earlier house belonging to the Pratt family that dated to 1760 William Carter Pratt demolished this house around 1856 to use the prominent site for a new house He engaged Baltimore architect Norris G Starkweather with construction stating in 1857 completed in 1859 Up to date in style and technology the house was equipped with central heating and cooling gas lights and running water A private gas works was installed to generate gas for the lights The house s tower was destroyed during the American Civil War by a hit from a Union gunboat in late November 1862 and never restored 4 The property is also significant as the home of a Native American family of the late 17th century where iron trade tools and silver medals have been found The silver medals were minted by the British and given to the Powhatan chiefs as tokens of peace The Silver medals were discovered on the property during the excavation of an older structure eventually discovered to be the house of John The Ranger Taliaferro See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camden Port Royal Virginia List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia National Register of Historic Places listings in Caroline County VirginiaReferences edit Virginia Landmarks Register Virginia Department of Historic Resources Archived from the original on September 21 2013 Retrieved June 5 2013 National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 a b Camden National Historic Landmark summary listing National Park Service Archived from the original on December 30 2007 Retrieved April 11 2008 a b c d Staff Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission James W Moody Jr Director July 29 1969 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Camden PDF National Park Service scanned version available at Virginia DHR a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link External links editCamden 1 photo at Virginia DHR Historic American Buildings Survey HABS No VA 184 Camden Rappahannock River Port Royal vicinity Caroline County VA 38 photos 3 data pages 2 photo caption pages supplemental material Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Camden Port Royal Virginia amp oldid 1117029584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
