| Woodlawn Plantation | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
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| Nearest city: | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 38°43′0″N 77°8′10″W / 38.71667°N 77.13611°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1799 |
| Architect: | Thornton,William; Wood, Waddy D. |
| Architectural style(s): | Federal |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | February 26, 1970 |
| Designated NHL: | August 6, 1998[1] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 70000792[2] |
Woodlawn Plantation is located in historic Fairfax County, Virginia, near Mount Vernon, George Washington's historic home. In 1799, George Washington gave Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis and Lawrence Lewis 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) of land as a wedding present. The Woodlawn house was constructed and finished on the plantation in 1805. Today, the house and surrounding gardens are all that remain of the plantation with the rest of the property long since sold to developers.
Woodlawn is located on a hill that overlooks land which had been owned by Washington, and the Mount Vernon property can be seen from the Woodlawn house. The house is now a museum and is open to the public and is part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation organization. On site is also the Loren Pope Residence, a Frank Lloyd Wright designed house.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1998.[1][3]
The address is 9000 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia.
References
- ^ a b "Woodlawn". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=-1644862271&ResourceType=District. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ^ Craig Tuminaro and Carolyn Pitts (March 4, 1998), National Historic Landmark Nomination: WoodlawnPDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying nine photos, exterior and interior, from 1997PDF (32 KB)
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