historic houses in Virginia

Monticello

Gunston Hall

Mt. Vernon

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
• Bel 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 ^[1]
• 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
• The Governor's Palace, Williamsburg -- home of Virginia's colonial governors
• Gunston Hall, Fairfax County — home of George Mason
• Hartwood Manor, Hartwood - An unusual example of Gothic Revival architecture, constructed in 1848 by Julia and Ariel Foote.
• The John Marshall House, Richmond - home of John Marshall
• Kenmore Plantation, Fredericksburg — home of George Washington's sister Betty Lewis
• Maymont, Richmond - home of James H. Dooley
• Monticello, Albemarle County — home of Thomas Jefferson
• Montpelier, Orange County — home of James Madison
• 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
• 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
• 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

References

1. ^ Belle Grove: Belle of the County

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Historic homes in Virginia

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia, many, but not all, of these are houses
• List of Historic Homes from the State Tourism Office Virginia is for Lovers

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