Quarters 1, Hampton

Name: Quarters 1
Address: Hampton, United States

#21 among attractions in Hampton

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Quarters 1, also known as Building 1, is a historic officer's quarters located at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia. The original section was built in 1819, and consists of a three-story, central block, double pile residence with flanking, two-story wings in the Federal style. The northern wing, containing a large kitchen and cistern below, was erected as a separate building in 1823 and later connected to the main building in 1871. The 1871 connecting structure includes an octagonal solarium. The front facade features two-story porches, with carpenter Gothic railings, that were added during the last quarter of the 19th century. The interior features an elliptical staircase and an elliptical dome. ()

Coordinates: 37°0'14"N, 76°18'20"W

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Quarters 1 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort Marina, Old Point Comfort Light, Hampton National Cemetery.

~1310 ftSW
History museum, Forts and castles
Fort Monroe, Hampton
7 min walk • Fort Monroe, managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service as the Fort Monroe National Monument, and the City of Hampton, is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States.
0.5 miW
37°0'18"N • 76°18'52"W
Old Point Comfort Marina, Hampton
13 min walk • Sailing, Marina
~890 ftS
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Old Point Comfort Light, Hampton
5 min walk • Old Point Comfort Light is a lighthouse located on the grounds of Fort Monroe in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. It is the second oldest light in the bay and the oldest still in use. The lighthouse is owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.6 miNW
Cemetery
Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton
42 min walk • Hampton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of Hampton, Virginia. It encompasses 27.1 acres, and as of 2014, had over 30,000 interments. There are two separate parts to this facility.
~730 ftSW
Church
Chapel of the Centurion, Hampton
4 min walk • The Chapel of the Centurion is the oldest continually used wooden military structure for religious services in the United States. It is located inside Fort Monroe, a former military installation located in Hampton, Virginia.
~1460 ftSW
Forts and castles
Fort Algernon, Hampton
8 min walk • Fort Algernon was established in the fall of 1609 at the mouth of Hampton Roads at Point Comfort in the Virginia Colony. A strategic point for guarding the shipping channel leading from the Chesapeake Bay, Fort Monroe was built there beginning in the 1830s.
0.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Old Point Comfort, Hampton
11 min walk • Old Point Comfort is a point of land located in the independent city of Hampton, Virginia. Previously known as Point Comfort, it lies at the extreme tip of the Virginia Peninsula at the mouth of Hampton Roads in the United States.
1.3 miNW
37°1'7"N • 76°19'16"W
Art Central Phoebus, Hampton
34 min walk • Library
1.4 miNW
Town, Neighbourhood
Phoebus, Hampton
36 min walk • Phoebus is a formerly incorporated town located in Elizabeth City County on the Virginia Peninsula in eastern Virginia. Upon incorporation in 1900, it was named in honor of local businessman Harrison Phoebus, who is credited with convincing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to extend its tracks to the town from Newport News.

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Which popular attractions are close to Quarters 1?

Nearby attractions include Chapel of the Centurion, Hampton (4 min walk), Old Point Comfort Light, Hampton (5 min walk), Fort Monroe, Hampton (7 min walk), Fort Algernon, Hampton (8 min walk).