Ben Venue (Washington, Virginia)

Ben Venue is a historic home and farm located near Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia. The main house was built between 1844 and 1846, and is a three-story, five bay, brick dwelling with a side gable roof and parapets. It features a one-story porch that covers the central three bays; it has four Doric order columns supporting a bracketed entablature. The property also includes three brick slave cabins, the original Fletcher homestead, kitchen, smokehouse, privy, and a formal garden.[3]

Ben Venue
Ben Venue in May, 2016
LocationNortheast of Washington on VA 729, near Washington, Virginia
Coordinates38°43′18″N 78°03′51″W
Area73 acres (30 ha)
Built1844 (1844)-1846
Built byPowers, James Leake
Part ofBen Venue Rural Historic District (ID15001042)
NRHP reference No.79003075[1]
VLR No.078-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1979
Designated CPFebruary 2, 2016
Designated VLROctober 16, 1979[2]
Brick slave cabins belonging to the property

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ben Venue" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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