{"nrhp_refnum":"10000584","name":"Quarters 17","other_names":["Building 17","Lee's Quarters"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"41A, 41B, 47A, 47B Bernard Rd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fort Monroe","county":"Hampton","state":"VA","lat":37.003084830000034,"lon":-76.42082899799993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-03-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story Federal style brick multi-family officers' quarters at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, completed in 1823 and known as one of the two Tuileries buildings. It faces Bernard Road opposite the casemates.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local significance under Criterion C as one of the earliest permanent officers' quarters at Fort Monroe and a prototype for later buildings there. It is also noted as an example of early nineteenth-century Federal military housing built before standardized Army plans. Lieutenant Robert E. Lee lived in the building from 1831 to 1834.","narrative":"Quarters 17 is a Federal style brick residence at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, completed in 1823 as officers' housing. Paired with a nearly identical neighbor, it is known as part of the Tuileries, a name whose origin is uncertain but may reflect the French background of the fort's designer, Simon Bernard, and first resident engineer, Charles Gratiot. Built of Flemish bond brick on a raised foundation, it was designed for eight bachelor officers and later divided into four apartments. A 1907 renovation added the two-tiered Tuscan-columned porches and moved the entrances to the gable ends. Its thick walls, raised living floors and dog-house dormers reflect Southern building traditions. The building is considered locally significant for its age, its architecture and its role as a prototype for later construction at the fort. Robert E. Lee lived here from 1831 to 1834 while supervising work on the moat embankments. Although interiors have been reworked repeatedly, the exterior remains largely as designed.","period_of_significance":"1823-1907","architect_builder":"Simon Bernard; Col. (Brevet Brigadier General) Charles Gratiot","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as four apartments; the exterior survives essentially as designed, while interiors have been altered many times.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.416526-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/93/6810/41681093/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/10000584.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000584/cd0c7c5951-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000584/cd0c7c5951-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Acroterion","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quarters_17_Fort_Monroe_VA1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Acroterion</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quarters_17_Fort_Monroe_VA1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681093","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarters_17_(Fort_Monroe)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15270404"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/hampton/quarters-17-10000584/"}