Historic houses in Virginia

Historic houses in Virginia

As home to many of America's Founding Fathers, four of the first five U.S. presidents, as well as many important figures of the Confederacy, Virginia has many historic houses.

List of historic houses in Virginia

* Agecroft Hall, Richmond -- English Tudor manor house transplanted and reconstructed by Thomas C. Williams, Jr.
* Arlington House (the Custis-Lee Mansion), Arlington County — home of Robert E. Lee
* Ash Lawn-Highland, Albemarle County -- home of James Monroe
* Bacon's Castle, Surry County — used as a stronghold in Bacon's Rebellion
* Belle Air Plantation, Prince William County — the most prominent feature of the extinct town of Minnieville
* Bell House, Westmoreland County — summer home of Alexander Graham Bell
* Belle Grove, Pittsylvania County - a 1790's Federal style home [ [http://www.victorianvilla.com/sims-mitchell/local/belleofthecounty.htm Belle Grove: Belle of the County] ]
* Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County — home of the Harrison family (Benjamin Harrison V; birthplace of William Henry Harrison)
* Berry Hill Plantation, Halifax County — home of the Bruce family
* Brandon Plantation, Prince George County — home of the Harrison family
* Brompton, Fredericksburg - 18th century mansion, home of the President of the University of Mary Washington
* Carter's Grove, James City County — home of the Burwell family
* Chatham Manor, Stafford County — home of William Fitzhugh
* Castle Hill (Virginia), Albemarle County -- home of Thomas Walker (explorer) and William Cabell Rives
* Ferry Plantation House (c. 1830), Virginia Beach — Civil War Home of USN/CSN Cmdr. Charles Fleming McIntosh, CSN Ironclad, the CSS Louisiana
* The Governor's Palace, Williamsburg -- home of Virginia's colonial governors
* Gunston Hall, Fairfax County — home of George Mason
* [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Stafford/089-0021_HartwoodManor_photographs.htm Hartwood Manor] , Hartwood - An unusual example of Gothic Revival architecture, constructed in 1848 by Julia and Ariel Foote.
* Hidden Springs, Rockingham County — home of the John Hite II
* The John Marshall House, Richmond - home of John Marshall
* Kenmore Plantation, Fredericksburg — home of George Washington's sister Betty Lewis
* The Manse, Augusta County - birthplace of Woodrow Wilson
* Maymont, Richmond - home of James H. Dooley
* Monticello, Albemarle County — home of Thomas Jefferson
* Montpelier, Orange County — home of James Madison
* Morven Park, Loudoun County - home of Governor Westmorland Davis and location of the founding of "Southern Planter" (now Southern Living) magazine
* Mount Vernon, Fairfax County — home of George Washington
* North Bend Plantation, Charles City County - family home of the Harrison family
* Oak Hill, Loudoun County — home of James Monroe after Ash Lawn-Highland
* Oatlands, Loudoun County - Plantation belonging to the Carters of Virginia
* Old Mansion, Caroline County - home of the Hoome family
* The Peyton Randolph House, Williamsburg -- home of Peyton Randolph
* Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation, Charles City County - home of the Southall family
* Poplar Forest, Bedford County -- retreat home of Thomas Jefferson
* Rippon Lodge, Prince William County — home of the Blackburn family
* The Sara Myers House-The building was originally a slave house dating from 1790. Converted into a small manor house in 1840. Located in the Old Town District of Fredericksburg
* Selma Plantation House, Loudoun County - Leesburg
* Scotchtown, Hanover County — home of Patrick Henry
* Sherwood Forest, Charles City County — home of John Tyler
* Shirley Plantation, Charles City County — home of the Carter family
* Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland County — home of the Lee family (Thomas Lee; birthplace of Richard Henry Lee and Robert E. Lee)
* Swannanoa, Augusta County - retreat home of James H. Dooley
* Wakefield, Westmoreland County — birthplace of George Washington
* Westover, Charles City County — family home of the Byrds (William Byrd II)
* Wilton House, Richmond — home of the Randolph family (William Randolph III)
* Wilton Plantation, Middlesex — home of the Churchill family
* Woodlawn, Fairfax County — home of George Washington's nephew
* The Wythe House, Williamsburg — home of George Wythe

ee also

*List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
*List of Registered Historic Places in Virginia

References


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