Ben Venue (Washington, Virginia)

Ben Venue

Ben Venue in May, 2016
Location Northeast of Washington on VA 729, near Washington, Virginia
Coordinates 38°43′18″N 78°03′51″W / 38.72167°N 78.06417°W / 38.72167; -78.06417Coordinates: 38°43′18″N 78°03′51″W / 38.72167°N 78.06417°W / 38.72167; -78.06417
Area 73 acres (30 ha)
Built 1844 (1844)-1846
Built by Powers, James Leake
Part of Ben Venue Rural Historic District (#15001042)
NRHP Reference # 79003075[1]
VLR # 078-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 28, 1979
Designated CP February 2, 2016
Designated VLR October 16, 1979[2]
Brick slave cabins belonging to the property

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]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 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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