Editing List of historic houses in Virginia

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Many '''historic houses in Virginia''' are notable sites. The U.S. state of [[Virginia]] was home to many of [[Founding Fathers of the United States|America's Founding Fathers]], four of the first five [[President of the United States|U.S. presidents]], as well as many important figures of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]]. As one of the earliest locations of European settlement in America, Virginia has some of the oldest buildings in the nation.

== List of historic houses in Virginia ==
Listing includes date of the start of construction where known.  
[[Image:Bacons Castle 2006.jpg|250px|thumb|Bacon's Castle, 1665]][[Image:Mtvernon1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mt. Vernon, 1741]][[Image:Gunston hall loc tree.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Gunston Hall, 1755]][[Image:Bel Air Platation Today.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Bel Air Plantation, 1740]][[Image:WestoverPlantationSEGL.jpg|250px|thumb|Westover Plantation, c. 1755]][[Image:Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Estate.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Monticello, 1768]][[Image:Arlington House front view.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Arlington House, 1802]]

* [[Aberdeen (Disputanta, Virginia)|Aberdeen]] c. 1800
* [[Adam Thoroughgood House]], c. 1719
* [[Agecroft Hall]], late 15th century, Lancashire, England—English [[Tudor style architecture|Tudor]] manor house transplanted to Richmond and reconstructed by Thomas C. Williams, Jr. in 1925
* [[The Anchorage (Kilmarnock, Virginia)|The Anchorage]] 1749, Northumberland County
* [[Ampthill (Chesterfield County, Virginia)|Ampthill]] 1730, Richmond, Virginia, Built by [[Henry Cary, Jr.]] and was later owned by Colonel [[Archibald Cary]].
* [[Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial|Arlington House (the Custis-Lee Mansion)]], 1802, Arlington County —- home of [[Robert E. Lee]]
* [[Ash Grove (plantation)|Ash Grove]], 1790, Fairfax County—home of [[Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron|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]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/bacons-castle|title = Bacon's Castle}}</ref>
* [[Ball-Sellers House (Arlington, Virginia)]] built in 1742 by John Ball, owned by the Arlington Historical Society.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/visit/historic-ball-sellers-house/ |title=Plan Your Visit &#124; Arlington Historical Society (VA) |access-date=2015-04-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512014758/http://www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/visit/historic-ball-sellers-house/ |archive-date=2015-05-12 }}</ref>
* [[Bel Air (Woodbridge, Virginia)|Bel Air Plantation]], c. 1740, [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County]] — Home of [[Parson Weems]], the first biographer of George Washington and the creator of the [[George Washington#Historical reputation and legacy|cherry tree story]] 
* [[Belle Air Plantation]], c. 1700, Charles City County
* [[Bell House (Colonial Beach, Virginia)|Bell House]], 1882, Westmoreland County — summer home of [[Alexander Graham Bell]] 
* [[Belle Grove (Pittsylvania County, Virginia)|Belle Grove]], 1790s, Pittsylvania County - a [[Federal architecture|Federal]] style home owned by the [[Whitmell P. Tunstall]] family<ref>[http://www.victorianvilla.com/sims-mitchell/local/belleofthecounty.htm Belle Grove: Belle of the County]</ref>
* [[Belle Grove (Port Conway, Virginia)|Belle Grove]], 1790, King George County - a house in Port Conway, birthplace of James Madison
* [[Bellwood (Richmond, Virginia)|Bellwood]], c. 1800, Chesterfield County, former plantation house, now serves as the [[Military officers' club|officer's club]] at [[Defense Supply Center Richmond]].
* [[Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park|Belle Grove]], 1797, Frederick County - a house in Middletown, home of Dolley Madison's sister and a National Trust Historic Site
* [http://preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/walter-reed-birthplace Belroi home], birthplace of [[Walter Reed]], in Belroi, Virginia
* [[Belvoir (plantation)|Belvoir]], 1741, Fairfax County — home of Col. [[William Fairfax]], [[Bryan Fairfax, 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron|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
* [[Lower Brandon Plantation|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
* [[Brush-Everard House]], 1718, Williamsburg
* [[Carlyle House]], 1753, Alexandria - home of [[John Carlyle (merchant)|John Carlyle]], Scottish merchant
* [[Carter's Grove]], 1755, James City County — home of the Burwell family
* [[Castle Hill (Virginia)|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]]
* [[George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor|Dodona Manor]], c. 1805, Loudoun County – home of General [[George C. Marshall]]
* [[Evergreen (Hopewell, Virginia)|Evergreen]], c. 1800, Prince George County - birthplace of [[Edmund Ruffin]]
* [[Frascati (Somerset, Virginia)|Frascati]], 1821, Orange County, - home of U.S. Supreme Court justice [[Philip P. Barbour]] 
* [[Ferry Plantation House]] c. 1830, Virginia Beach — Civil War Home of USN/CSN Cmdr. [[Charles Fleming McIntosh]]
* [http://cheronisr.wix.com/foxton-cottage Foxton Cottage] c. 1734, Taylorstown historic district.
* [[Green Spring Plantation]], James City County - home of governor Sir [[William Berkeley (governor)|William Berkeley]] site of [[Bacon's Rebellion]], ruins 
* [[Greenway Plantation]] c. 1776, Charles City County, birthplace U.S. President John Tyler.
* The [[Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Virginia)|Governor's Palace]], Williamsburg - home of Virginia's colonial governors, reconstruction
* [[Gunston Hall]], 1755, Fairfax County — home of [[George Mason]]
* [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Stafford/089-0021_HartwoodManor_photographs.htm 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]]
* [http://preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/the-john-marshall-house The John Marshall House], 1790, Richmond - home of [[John Marshall]]
* [[Hunting Quarter]], c. 1770s, [[Sussex County, Virginia]], Home of Captain Henry Harrison (c. 1736 – 1772), son of [[Benjamin Harrison IV]] of [[Berkeley Plantation|Berkeley]], brother of [[Benjamin Harrison V]] and uncle of [[William Henry Harrison]]. 
* [[Kenmore Plantation]], 1770s, Fredericksburg — home of George Washington's sister Betty Lewis
* [[Kittiewan]], c. 1750, Charles City County - home of Dr. [[William Rickman]].
* [[Long Branch (Millwood, Virginia)|Long Branch Plantation]], 1811, Clarke County, home of the Nelson family
* [[Lowland Cottage]], 1666, Gloucester County - home of Robert Bristow 
* [[Woodrow Wilson Birthplace|The Manse]], 1846, City of Staunton - birthplace of [[Woodrow Wilson]]
* [[Edmund Ruffin Plantation|Marlbourne]], 1840, Hanover County, - home of [[Edmund Ruffin]]
* 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 (Orange, Virginia)|Montpelier]], c. 1764, Orange County — home of [[James Madison]] and a National Trust Historic Site
* [[Moor Green]], 1815, Prince William County - home of Howson Hooe and a National and Virginia designated 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 (1718–1752)|Lawrence Washington]] and his half-brother [[George Washington]]
* [[North Bend Plantation]], 1819, Charles City County - family home of the Harrison family
* [[Oak Hill (James Monroe house)|Oak Hill]], 1822, Loudoun County — home of [[James Monroe]] after [[Ash Lawn-Highland]]
* [[Oatlands Plantation|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
* [[Pleasant Point (Scotland, Virginia)|Pleasant Point]], 1724-1765, Surry County, Patented in 1657 - Home of Edwards Family
* [[Poplar Forest]], 1806, Bedford County—retreat home of [[Thomas Jefferson]]
* [[Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial|Red Hill]], reconstruction, Charlotte County – last home and death site of [[Patrick Henry]]
* [[Rippon Lodge]], c. 1747, Prince William County — home of the Blackburn family
* [[Rockledge (Occoquan, Virginia)|Rockledge Mansion]], built in 1758 by [[William Buckland]] at Occoquan, Prince William County — home of John Ballendine, the founder of Occuquan
* [[Russell House and Store]], early 19th-century house and store at [[Dale City, Virginia|Dale City]]
* Sara Myers House, 1790, Old Town District of Fredericksburg
* [[Selma Plantation House]], 1811, Loudoun County - Leesburg
* [http://preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/patrick-henrys-scotchtown Scotchtown], c. 1730, Hanover County — home of [[Patrick Henry]]
* [[Seven Springs (Enfield, Virginia)|Seven Springs]], c. 1725, King William County — home of the Dabney family
* [[Sherwood Forest Plantation|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 (Virginia colonist)|Thomas Lee]]; birthplace of [[Richard Henry Lee]] and [[Robert E. Lee]])
* [http://preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/smiths-fort-plantation Smith's Fort Plantation], 1761, Surry County - home to Jacob Faulcon and his family
* [[Swannanoa (mansion)|Swannanoa]], 1912, Augusta County - retreat home of [[James H. Dooley]]
* [[Thorpeland]], c. 1700s, York County, built on land patented by Christopher Calthorpe in 1631.
* [[Tree Hill (Richmond, Virginia)|Tree Hill]], c. 1800, Henrico County, 
* [[Upper Brandon Plantation|Upper Brandon]], 1825, Prince George County, - home of William Byrd Harrison of the [[Harrison family]]. 
* Wakefield, Westmoreland County — birthplace of [[George Washington]], recreation
* [[Westover Plantation|Westover]], c. 1755, Charles City County — family home of the Byrds ([[William Byrd II]])
* [[White House of the Confederacy]], 1818, Richmond - Used as President Jefferson Davis's executive mansion during the Civil War
* [[Wilton House Museum|Wilton House]], 1753, Richmond — home of the Randolph family ([[William Randolph III (son of William)|William Randolph III]])
* [[Wilton (Wilton, Virginia)|Wilton Plantation]], 1763, Middlesex — home of the Churchill family
* [[Woodlawn (Alexandria, Virginia)|Woodlawn]], 1805, Fairfax County — home of George Washington's niece and nephew, and a National Trust Historic Site
* [[Wythe House]], 1754, Williamsburg — home of [[George Wythe]]
[[File:StratfordHallPlantationPano.jpg|center|thumb|775px|Stratford Hall Plantation, 1730]]

==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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[[Category:Houses in Virginia|Houses in Virginia]]
[[Category:Virginia culture]]
[[Category:Lists of buildings and structures in Virginia|Historic houses]]
[[Category:Virginia history-related lists|Houses]]