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Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Sutherland House

[606 Harding Street]

 
 
Sutherland House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021
1. Sutherland House Marker
Inscription.
Sutherland House
1838, 1860

is designated a
Virginia Historic Landmark
and has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the
U.S. Department
of the Interior
2011

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureLandmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.
 
Location. 37° 13.065′ N, 77° 24.319′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia. It is on Harding Street just south of Porterville Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 606 Harding St, Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds 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
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distance of this marker: Undine Smith Moore (approx. 0.3 miles away); Earliest Known Public High School for African Americans in Virginia (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named The Peabody-Williams School (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Site of McCabe's University School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Peabody High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bishop Payne Divinity School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Poplar Lawn (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Earliest Known Public High School for African Americans in Virginia (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Peabody-Williams School (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Also see . . .  Sutherland House (Petersburg, Virginia). Wikipedia article about the house. (Submitted on August 22, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.) 
 
Additional commentary.
1. Private Property
Please respect that this home is private
Sutherland House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021
2. Sutherland House Marker
property. The marker on the house was photographed with the permission of the homeowner.
    — Submitted August 22, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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