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. As one of the earliest locations of European settlement in America, Virginia has some of the oldest buildings in the country.
List of historic houses in Virginia
Listing includes date of the start of construction where known.
- Agecroft Hall, late 15th century, Lancashire, England -- English Tudor manor house transplanted to Richmond and reconstructed by Thomas C. Williams, Jr. in 1925
- Arlington House (the Custis-Lee Mansion), 1802, Arlington County —- home of Robert E. Lee
- Ash Grove, 1790, Fairfax County -- home of Thomas Fairfax, and Henry Fairfax
- Ash Lawn-Highland, 1799, Albemarle County -- home of James Monroe
- Bacon's Castle, 1665, Surry County — only Jacobean great houses in the U.S., used as a stronghold in Bacon's Rebellion
- Belle Air Plantation, c. 1670, Prince William County — the most prominent feature of the extinct town of Minnieville
- Bell House, 1882, Westmoreland County — summer home of Alexander Graham Bell
- Belle Grove, 1790s, Pittsylvania County - a Federal style home owned by the Whitmell P. Tunstall family[1]
- Belle Grove, 1790, King George County - a house in Port Conway, birthplace of James Madison
- Belle Grove, 1797, Frederick County - a house in Middletown, home of Dolley Madison's sister
- Belvoir, 1741, Fairfax County — home of Col. William Fairfax, Bryan Fairfax, Sally Fairfax
- Berkeley Plantation, 1726, Charles City County — home of the Harrison family (Benjamin Harrison V; birthplace of William Henry Harrison)
- Berry Hill Plantation, 1835, Halifax County — home of the Bruce family
- Brandon Plantation, c. 1765, Prince George County — home of the Harrison family
- Brompton, 1824, Fredericksburg, - 19th century mansion, home of the President of the University of Mary Washington
- Carlyle House, 1753, Alexandria - home of John Carlyle, Scottish merchant
- Carter's Grove, 1755, James City County — home of the Burwell family
- Castle Hill, 1764, Albemarle County -- home of Thomas Walker (explorer) and William Cabell Rives
- Chatham Manor, 1768, Stafford County — home of William Fitzhugh
- Court Manor, 1838, Rockingham County - former home of Willis Sharpe Kilmer
- Ferry Plantation House c. 1830, Virginia Beach — Civil War Home of USN/CSN Cmdr. Charles Fleming McIntosh
- Green Spring Plantation, James City County - home of governor Sir William Berkeley site of Bacon's rebellion, ruins
- The Governor's Palace, Williamsburg - home of Virginia's colonial governors, reconstruction
- Gunston Hall, 1755, Fairfax County — home of George Mason
- Hartwood Manor, 1848, Hartwood - An unusual example of Gothic Revival architecture, constructed by Julia and Ariel Foote.
- Hidden Springs, 1804, Rockingham County — home of the John Hite II
- The John Marshall House, 1788, Richmond - home of John Marshall
- Kenmore Plantation, 1770s, Fredericksburg — home of George Washington's sister Betty Lewis
- The Manse, 1846, Augusta County - birthplace of Woodrow Wilson
- Maymont, 1893, Richmond - home of James H. Dooley
- Monticello, 1768, Albemarle County — home of Thomas Jefferson
- Montpelier, c. 1764, Orange County — home of James Madison
- Morven Park, 1781, Loudoun County - home of Governor Westmorland Davis and location of the founding of Southern Planter (now Southern Living) magazine
- Mount Vernon, 1741, Fairfax County — home of George Washington
- North Bend Plantation, 1819, Charles City County - family home of the Harrison family
- Oak Hill, 1822, Loudoun County — home of James Monroe after Ash Lawn-Highland
- Oatlands, 1804, Loudoun County - Plantation belonging to the Carters of Virginia
- Old Mansion, c. 1669, Caroline County - home of the Hoome family
- The Peyton Randolph House, 1715, Williamsburg -- home of Peyton Randolph
- Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation, c. 1790, Charles City County - home of the Southall family
- Poplar Forest, 1806, Bedford County -- retreat home of Thomas Jefferson
- Rippon Lodge, c. 1747, Prince William County — home of the Blackburn family
- Sara Myers House, 1790, Old Town District of Fredericksburg
- Selma Plantation House, 1811, Loudoun County - Leesburg
- Scotchtown, c. 1730, Hanover County — home of Patrick Henry
- Sherwood Forest, c. 1720, Charles City County — home of John Tyler
- Shirley Plantation, 1723, Charles City County — home of the Carter family
- Stratford Hall Plantation, 1730, Westmoreland County — home of the Lee family (Thomas Lee; birthplace of Richard Henry Lee and Robert E. Lee)
- Swannanoa, 1912, Augusta County - retreat home of James H. Dooley
- Wakefield, Westmoreland County — birthplace of George Washington, recreation
- Westover, c. 1755, Charles City County — family home of the Byrds (William Byrd II)
- Wilton House, 1753, Richmond — home of the Randolph family (William Randolph III)
- Wilton Plantation, 1763, Middlesex — home of the Churchill family[1]
- Woodlawn, 1805, Fairfax County — home of George Washington's nephew
- The Wythe House, Williamsburg — home of George Wythe
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
- List of Registered Historic Places in Virginia
- List of the oldest buildings in Virginia
References
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