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Richwood Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location:	Charles Town, West Virginia
Coordinates:	39°17′33″N 77°55′20″W / 39.2925°N 77.92222°W / 39.2925; -77.92222Coordinates: 39°17′33″N 77°55′20″W / 39.2925°N 77.92222°W / 39.2925; -77.92222
Built:	1829
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style:	No Style Listed
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	73001911
Added to NRHP:	June 19, 1973^[1]

Richwood Hall, also known as Richwoods, is a house near Charles Town, West Virginia. The lands once belonged to George Washington, who received them from Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and subsequently gave to his brother, Samuel Washington. It was Samuel's son, Lawrence Augustine Washington, who built or moved into the house with his bride, Mary Dorcas Wood, in 1797. This original house now forms a wing of the present enlarged house. The Washingtons lived at Richwoods until 1802, when they sold the property to Smith Slaughter. By 1829 the house had been enlarged, either by Slaughter or his successor, Joseph Shewater. In any case, materials, including bricks and carved wood were imported from England.

At the time of the American Civil War the property belonged to John R. Flagg. Forces under the command of General Jubal A. Early fired from Richwood Hall at Union forces under Sheridan at Locust Hill. ^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
^ National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Richwood HallPDF (6.11 MB). National Park Service. October 6, 1972author=Ted McGee

v t e The Washington family

First generation	Lawrence Washington (1602–1653)

Second generation	John Washington

Third generation	Lawrence Washington (1659–1698)

Fourth generation	Augustine Washington

Fifth generation	Lawrence Washington (1718–1752) Augustine Washington, Jr. George Washington Betty Washington Lewis Samuel Washington John Augustine Washington Charles Washington

Sixth generation	William Washington Thornton Washington Bushrod Washington George Steptoe Washington Lawrence Augustine Washington George William Washington

Seventh generation	John Thornton Augustine Washington George Corbin Washington

Eighth generation	Lewis Washington Benjamin Franklin Washington

Ninth generation	James Barroll Washington Mary Ann Washington Eliza Ridgeley Washington Betty Lewis Washington William De Hertbrun Washington

Tenth generation	William Lanier Washington

Washington family residences Abingdon Arlington House Beall-Air Blakeley Cedar Lawn Claymont Court Ferry Farm George Washington Birthplace National Monument Happy Retreat Harewood Kenmore Mary Washington House Mount Vernon Richwood Hall Ridgedale Rising Sun Tavern River Farm Sulgrave Washington Old Hall

v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia

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