Lucky Hit

Lucky Hit is a historic brick house in southwestern Clarke County, Virginia, rather than a conventional commercial brand. The property was built around 1791 by Colonel Richard Kidder Meade, a member of the Meade family, and is regarded as one of the oldest brick houses in that part of the county. Meade named the estate Lucky Hit because he believed that acquiring the property had been a fortunate decision. Architecturally, the house is a double-pile residence, meaning that its plan is two rooms deep, with a central hallway organizing the interior. This form reflects the substantial domestic architecture associated with prosperous plantation families in the late eighteenth-century American South. Before establishing himself at Lucky Hit, Meade had lived in a log house known as Meadea. The later brick residence represented a more permanent and formal expression of the family's presence in the region. The property also has significance through its association with the Meade family and its descendants. Meade's children included William Meade, who later became a bishop, and Ann Randolph Meade Page. Members of the family established plantations in the surrounding area, and a number of historic houses connected with these related settlements survive. Lucky Hit remained in the Meade family until 1869, indicating a long period of family ownership during the nineteenth century. Lucky Hit was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The designation recognizes the property's architectural and historical importance and places it within the documented heritage of Clarke County and Virginia. Available reference material does not identify Lucky Hit as a consumer-facing product, corporate enterprise, or operating commercial brand. Consequently, conventional brand attributes such as product lines, market strategy, executives, financial performance, and current ownership are not established here.

Lucky Hit was constructed around 1791 in southwestern Clarke County, Virginia, by Colonel Richard Kidder Meade. The house was built as a substantial brick residence in a double-pile configuration, with two rooms in depth and a central hallway. This architectural arrangement was characteristic of well-appointed houses of the period and distinguished the property from the earlier log dwelling in which Meade had previously lived, known as Meadea. Meade gave the property the name Lucky Hit because he considered his choice to acquire the land a fortunate one. The name therefore originated as a personal description of the estate rather than as the identity of a commercial undertaking. The house became part of the Meade family's wider presence in the region. Meade's children, including William Meade and Ann Randolph Meade Page, were raised on the plantation and later established plantations of their own nearby. Several historic houses connected with these family settlements remain in the surrounding area, adding to the property's local historical context. Ownership of Lucky Hit remained within the Meade family until 1869. The available account does not specify the subsequent owners, alterations, or present use of the property. It does establish that the house survived as an important example of early brick domestic architecture in southwestern Clarke County. In 1993, Lucky Hit was entered on the National Register of Historic Places. The listing formally recognized its architectural character and its association with the history of the Meade family and the development of the surrounding Virginia landscape. No supplied source presents Lucky Hit as a modern brand, operating company, product label, or organization with executives and commercial activities.

• 1993

  National Register listing

  [1]Lucky Hiten.wikipedia.org

  Lucky Hit was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

• 1869

  End of Meade family ownership

  [1]Lucky Hiten.wikipedia.org

  The property remained in the Meade family until 1869.

• 1791

  Construction of the house

  [1]Lucky Hiten.wikipedia.org

  Colonel Richard Kidder Meade built the brick house at Lucky Hit in southwestern Clarke County, Virginia.

• 1791

  Naming of Lucky Hit

  [1]Lucky Hiten.wikipedia.org

  Meade named the property Lucky Hit because he regarded the acquisition of the estate as a fortunate choice.

A historic residential and plantation property associated with late-eighteenth-century Virginia architecture and the Meade family.

1. 1Lucky Hiten.wikipedia.org