050-0032

Horn Quarter

VLR Listing Date

03/18/1980

NRHP Listing Date

06/09/1980

NRHP Reference Number

80004196

Richly ornamented and impeccably crafted, Horn Quarter has few peers among the Commonwealth’s Federal-period residences. Its pedimented portico and generous scale combine with refined Adamesque detailing to produce a composition of assured competence. The King William County house was built in 1829-30 for George Taylor, son of agrarian reformer John Taylor of Caroline County. It has architectural parallels to a group of Federal mansions that includes Hampstead in New Kent County, Magnolia Grange in Chesterfield County, and Upper Brandon in Prince George County, all likely sharing common artisans who used Asher Benjamin’s American Builder’s Companion (1806) as a source for details. The cynosure of the interior is a spiral stair ascending from basement to attic. Notable as well are the plasterwork ceiling medallions and cornices. Horn Quarter has formally arranged outbuildings and remnants of terraced gardens.

Last Updated: June 2, 2023

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

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