The Quarter Kitchen

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 12, 2017

1. The Quarter Kitchen Marker

Inscription.
Eighteenth century brick structure with wooden addition. The wooden half probably dates to the 1840's.

The bricks were handmade and are laid in the Flemish Bond pattern. The kitchen features a large pyramid chimney and fireplace, a surrounding water table, and seven niches that would have supported scaffolding for roof repair.

Southern kitchens were usually apart from the main dwelling.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 24.279′ N, 75° 54.268′ W. Marker was in Machipongo, Virginia, in Northampton County. It could be reached from Young Street west of Lankford Highway (U.S. 13), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 7295 Young St, Machipongo VA 23405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

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and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: The Quarter Kitchen (1804) (here, next to this marker); The Quarter Kitchen (1844) (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named The African American Almshouse (a few steps from this marker); Wooden Remnant (within shouting distance of this marker); Northampton County Almshouse At Machipongo (within shouting distance of this marker); The Barrier Islands Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Grace and William Eyre (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward Franklin and Dorothy "Dot" Wise Gibb (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Machipongo.

Other markers no longer nearby. Cauldron (was here, next to

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 12, 2017

2. The Quarter Kitchen Marker

this marker but has been confirmed missing); Gristmill Grindstones (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); The African American Almshouse (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Barrier Islands Center. (Submitted on August 14, 2017.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.