Stuart Manor is a private historic home located near Lewisburg,

Greenbrier County, West Virginia Greenbrier County () is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,977. Its county seat is Lewisburg. The county was formed in 1778 from Botetourt and Montgomery counties in Virginia. History ...

. The manor house was built in 1789. It is a long and low, two-story

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building. It features thick gray walls and has a fort-like appearance. A two-story stone wing was added later, as were a number of frame additions. It features a

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along two sides of the older wing. Also on the property is a one-room stone building built in 1778 and served as the county clerk's office for many years. The manor was home to Colonel John Stuart, considered the "Founder and Father of Greenbrier County." In 1884, "Gov."

Samuel Price Samuel Price (July 28, 1805February 25, 1884) was Virginia lawyer and politician, who helped to establish the state of West Virginia during the American Civil War and became Lieutenant Governor, and later a United States senator. Early and fami ...

was interred in the Stuart Burying Ground. It was listed on the

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in 1973.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Houses completed in 1789 Houses in Greenbrier County, West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Greenbrier County, West Virginia 1789 establishments in Virginia {{GreenbrierCountyWV-NRHP-stub