Meadea
Also known as: VDHR No. 21-18; See also:White Post Historic District
Why it's listed
Meadea is a log house in the village of White Post, Clarke County, Virginia, built about 1784 and said to be the only surviving late-eighteenth-century log building in the village. It is a three-bay, one-and-one-half story dwelling with weatherboard siding, a standing-seam metal roof, a stone foundation and two coursed-rubble stone end chimneys. The east room is believed to be the original part, built as a one-story house with a central chimney. The central passage, west chamber and upper half-story were probably added between about 1820 and 1850, and a porch was added in the early twentieth century. The land was once part of a tract owned by Robert Burwell, George Washington and Fielding Lewis. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Kidder Meade, an aide to Washington during the Revolution, bought the property in 1783, and his family lived in the log house while the larger Lucky Hit was built. The house is recognized for its architecture and its early log construction.
Significance in brief: It is significant under the architecture criterion as the only remaining eighteenth-century log building in White Post. One of the original log pens and its attached stone chimney survive. Nineteenth-century additions did not harm the integrity of the original section.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 95000022, listed February 8, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 600 ft. E of jct. VA 658 and VA 628, S side, White Post |
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| County | Clarke County |
| Listed | February 8, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000022 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1784 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling, with a secondary structure on the property. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Within district | Greenway Historic District |
| Coordinates | 39.05737, -78.10194 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 95000022.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14712820
- This listing as JSON
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