page_title: List of historic houses in Virginia
section_title: List of historic houses in Virginia
hierarchical_section_title: List of historic houses in Virginia / List of historic houses in Virginia
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: Listing includes date of the start of construction where known.  
  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
  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, City of Staunton - 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
  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 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 o
caption: Arlington House, 1802
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