Blenheim is a historic home located near Wakefield Corner, Westmoreland County, Virginia. It was built about 1781, and is a two-story, three-bay, Late Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a gable roof and two-story, frame wing. The house was built by the Washington family to replace the original family house at Wakefield soon after it burned on Christmas Day, 1779. The house was built for William Augustine Washington, the son of George Washington's half-brother Augustine Washington II.[3]
Blenheim | |
.jpg) Blenheim, HABS Photo | |
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| Location | N of Wakefield Corner off VA 204, near Wakefield Corner, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°11′11″N 76°56′38″W / 38.18639°N 76.94389°W |
| Area | 425 acres (172 ha) |
| Built | c. 1781 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Late Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002042[1] |
| VLR No. | 096-0003 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1975 |
| Designated VLR | February 18, 1975[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blenheim" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links edit
Media related to Blenheim (Wakefield Corner, Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons- Blenheim, State Route 204 vicinity, Oak Grove, Westmoreland County, VA: 4 photos and 4 measured drawings at Historic American Buildings Survey
