Historic houses in Virginia

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As 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, Virginia has many historic houses.

[edit] List of historic houses in Virginia

Agecroft Hall, Richmond -- English Tudor manor house transplanted and reconstructed by Thomas C. Williams, Jr.
Arlington House (the Custis-Lee Mansion), Arlington County — home of Robert E. Lee
Ash Lawn-Highland, Albemarle County -- home of James Monroe
Bacon's Castle, Surry County — used as a stronghold in Bacon's Rebellion
Bel Air Plantation, Prince William County — the most prominent feature of the extinct town of Minnieville
Bell House, Westmoreland County — summer home of Alexander Graham Bell
Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County — home of the Harrison family (Benjamin Harrison V; birthplace of William Henry Harrison)
Berry Hill Plantation, Halifax County — home of the Bruce family
Brandon Plantation, Prince George County — home of the Harrison family
Brompton, Fredericksburg - 18th century mansion, home of the President of the University of Mary Washington
Carter's Grove, James City County — home of the Burwell family
Chatham Manor, Stafford County — home of William Fitzhugh
The Governor's Palace, Williamsburg -- home of Virginia's colonial governors
Gunston Hall, Fairfax County — home of George Mason
The John Marshall House, Richmond - home of John Marshall
Kenmore Plantation, Fredericksburg — home of George Washington's sister Betty Lewis
Maymont, Richmond - home of James H. Dooley
Monticello, Albemarle County — home of Thomas Jefferson
Montpelier, Orange County — home of James Madison
Mount Vernon, Fairfax County — home of George Washington
North Bend Plantation, Charles City County - family home of the Harrison family
Oak Hill, Loudoun County — home of James Monroe after Ash Lawn-Highland
Old Mansion, Caroline County - home of the Hoome family
The Peyton Randolph House, Williamsburg -- home of Peyton Randolph
Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation, Charles City County - home of the Southall family
Poplar Forest, Bedford County -- retreat home of Thomas Jefferson
Rippon Lodge, Prince William County — home of the Blackburn family
Scotchtown, Hanover County — home of Patrick Henry
Sherwood Forest, Charles City County — home of John Tyler
Shirley Plantation, Charles City County — home of the Carter family
Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland County — home of the Lee family (Thomas Lee; birthplace of Richard Henry Lee and Robert E. Lee)
Swannanoa, Augusta County - retreat home of James H. Dooley
Wakefield, Westmoreland County — birthplace of George Washington
Westover, Charles City County — family home of the Byrds (William Byrd II)
Wilton House, Richmond — home of the Randolph family (William Randolph III)
Wilton Plantation, Middlesex — home of the Churchill family
Woodlawn, Fairfax County — home of George Washington's nephew
The Wythe House, Williamsburg — home of George Wythe