Downtown in Hampton, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Northeast Corner
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010
1. The Northeast Corner Marker
Inscription.
The Northeast Corner. . On this corner in the 1750's was a large brick house owned by Captain Alexander Hamilton. John Paul, who owned and ran an ordinary during the Revolutionary War, sold the fifteen corner feet of the one-half acre lot to Thomas Latimer, Jr. It was bought by William Massenburg in 1817. By 1881, it was Elisha G. Darden's dry goods store with the Monitor, a local newspaper, occupying a large room upstairs. The Darden store was converted to The Merchants National Bank in 1903. The bulding was demolished in 1972.
On this corner in the 1750's was a large brick house owned by Captain Alexander Hamilton. John Paul, who owned and ran an ordinary during the Revolutionary War, sold the fifteen corner feet of the one-half acre lot to Thomas Latimer, Jr. It was bought by William Massenburg in 1817. By 1881, it was Elisha G. Darden's dry goods store with the Monitor, a local newspaper, occupying a large room upstairs. The Darden store was converted to The Merchants National Bank in 1903. The bulding was demolished in 1972.
Erected 1985 by friends in memory of Margaret Avent Diggs, President, The Woman's Club of Hampton, Virginia, 1979-81.
Location. 37° 1.549′ N, 76° 20.647′ W. Marker is in Hampton, Virginia. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of East Queens Way and Kings Way, on the right when traveling west on East Queens Way. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hampton VA 23669, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 898 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
