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| Keywords: Berkeley plantation harrison home.jpg 71001040 Berkeley Plantation home of the Harrison family two Presidents initial construction of Georgian mansion in 1726 In Charles City County Virginia Building/structure dates 1726 initial construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number 71001040 Significance Berkeley began as a settlement known as Berkeley-Hundred patented in 1618 The property was purchased in 1722 by Benjamin Harrison IV for whom the present house is believed to have been completed in 1726 His son Benjamin Harrison V born at Berkeley was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Virginia for 3 terms Also born there was the signer's younger son William Henry Harrison 9th President In 1862 Berkeley served as a camp and supply base for Union troops http //memory loc gov/pnp/habshaer/va/va0300/va0306/color/570609cv jpg Bookmark http //loc gov/pictures/item/va0306/ HABS VA 19-CHARC V 4 Creator Jet Lowe March/April 1981 VA 19-CHARC V 4-36 Built in Virginia in 1726 Houses built in the United States in 1726 Charles City County Virginia Plantation houses in Virginia Gardens in Virginia Georgian architecture in Virginia National Historic Landmarks in Virginia Jet Lowe 1720s houses in Virginia Bland family of Virginia Harrison family of Virginia | ||||
