Historic Houses In Virginia - Virginia Houses

Many historic houses in Virginia are notable sites. The U.S. state of Virginia was 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. As one of the earliest locations of European settlement in America, Virginia has some of the oldest buildings in the nation.

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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
The Anchorage 1749, Northumberland County
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
Ball-Sellers House (Arlington, Virginia) built in 1742 by John Ball, owned by the Arlington Historical Society.
Bel Air Plantation, c. 1740, Prince William County -- Home of Parson Weems, the first biographer of George Washington and the creator of the cherry tree story
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
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 and a National Trust Historic Site
Belroi home, birthplace of Walter Reed, in Belroi, Virginia
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, c. 1812, Rockingham County - early Greek-Revival manor house, former home of Willis Sharpe Kilmer
Frascati, 1821, Orange County, - home of U.S. Supreme Court justice Philip Pendleton Barbour
Ferry Plantation House c. 1830, Virginia Beach -- Civil War Home of USN/CSN Cmdr. Charles Fleming McIntosh
Foxton Cottage c. 1734, Taylorstown historic district.
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, 1790, Richmond - home of John Marshall
Kenmore Plantation, 1770s, Fredericksburg -- home of George Washington's sister Betty Lewis
Long Branch Plantation, 1811, Clarke County, home of the Nelson family
Lowland Cottage, 1666, Gloucester County- home of Robert Bristow
The Manse, 1846, Augusta County - birthplace of Woodrow Wilson
The Matthew Jones House, c. 1725, Newport News
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 and a National Trust Historic Site
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 Lawrence Washington and his half-brother 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, a National Trust Historic Site
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
Russell House and Store, early 19th-century house and store at Dale City
Selma Plantation House, 1811, Loudoun County - Leesburg
Scotchtown, c. 1730, Hanover County -- home of Patrick Henry
Seven Springs, c. 1725, King William County -- home of the Dabney family
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)
Smith's Fort Plantation, 1761, Surry County - home to Jacob Faulcon and his family
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
Woodlawn, 1805, Fairfax County -- home of George Washington's niece and nephew, and a National Trust Historic Site
The Wythe House, Williamsburg -- home of George Wythe

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