Many historic houses in Virginia are notable sites. The U.S. state of

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

was home to many of America's Founding Fathers, four of the first five

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, 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.

List of historic houses in Virginia

Listing includes date of the start of construction where known. *

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c. 1800 * Adam Thoroughgood House, c. 1719 * 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 *

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1730, Richmond, Virginia, Built by Henry Cary, Jr. and was later owned by Colonel Archibald Cary. * Arlington House (the Custis-Lee Mansion), 1802, Arlington County —- home of Robert E. Lee * Ash Grove, 1790, Fairfax County—home of

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, and Henry Fairfax * Ash Lawn–Highland, 1799, Albemarle County—home of

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Bacon's Castle Bacon's Castle, also variously known as "Allen's Brick House" or the "Arthur Allen House" is located in Surry County, Virginia, United States, and is the oldest documented brick dwelling in what is now the United States. Built in 1665, it is no ...

, 1665, Surry County — only Jacobean great houses in the U.S., used as a stronghold in

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* Ball-Sellers House (Arlington, Virginia) built in 1742 by John Ball, owned by the Arlington Historical Society. * Bel Air Plantation, c. 1740,

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— Home of

Parson Weems Mason Locke Weems (October 11, 1759 – May 23, 1825), usually referred to as Parson Weems, was an American minister, evangelical bookseller and author who wrote (and rewrote and republished) the first biography of George Washington immediately a ...

, the first biographer of George Washington and the creator of the cherry tree story * Belle Air Plantation, c. 1700, Charles City County * Bell House, 1882, Westmoreland County — summer home of Alexander Graham Bell * Belle Grove, 1790s, Pittsylvania County - a

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, in Belroi, Virginia * Belvoir, 1741, Fairfax County — home of Col.

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Berkeley Plantation Berkeley Plantation, one of the first plantations in America, comprises about on the banks of the James River on State Route 5 in Charles City County, Virginia. Berkeley Plantation was originally called Berkeley Hundred, named after the Berkele ...

, 1726, Charles City County — home of the Harrison family (

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; birthplace of

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) * 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 * Brush-Everard House, 1718, Williamsburg *

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, 1753, Alexandria - home of John Carlyle, Scottish merchant *

Carter's Grove Carter's Grove, also known as Carter's Grove Plantation, is a plantation located on the north shore of the James River in the Grove Community of southeastern James City County in the Virginia Peninsula area of the Hampton Roads region of Vir ...

, 1755, James City County — home of the Burwell family * Castle Hill, 1764, Albemarle County—home of

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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
Foxton Cottage
c. 1734, Taylorstown historic district. * Green Spring Plantation, James City County - home of governor Sir William Berkeley (governor), William Berkeley site of

, 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
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 * 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

and uncle of

. * 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

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
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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)
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 StratfordHallPlantationPano

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