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Hurkamp House

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1853; later porch and additions. 406 Hanover St.
  • (Photograph by Mark Mones)
  • (Photograph by Mark Mones)
  • (Photograph by Mark Mones)

John G. Hurkamp, who owned an iron foundry in town, acquired the house in 1862 and added the iron fence, gate, and porch railings, which are marked with his foundry's name. The three-bay house with a side-hall entrance retains, as do all the other houses on this block, its original lot.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Richard Guy Wilson et al.
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Citation

Richard Guy Wilson et al., "Hurkamp House", [Fredericksburg, Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-01-FR17.

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