Ben Lomond, also known as Ben Lomond Plantation, is a historic plantation house located at Bull Run, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built in 1837, and is a two-story, five-bay, red sandstone dwelling with a gable roof. The house has a central-hall plan and one-story frame kitchen addition. One-story pedimented porches shelter the main (north) and rear (south) entries. Also on the property are the contributing frame two-story tenant's house, brick pumphouse, and a bunkhouse dated to the early 20th century; and a meat house, dairy, and slave quarters dated to the late-1830s.[3]
Ben Lomond | |
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| Location | Northwest of Manassas at 10321 Sudley Manor Dr., Bull Run, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°47′18″N 77°30′21″W / 38.78833°N 77.50583°W |
| Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Built | 1837 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004214[1] |
| VLR No. | 076-0004 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1980 |
| Designated VLR | May 20, 1980[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
The house is owned by the County and is open for tour as a Civil War-period historic house museum.
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 (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ben Lomond" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links edit
- Ben Lomond Historic Site - Prince William County
- Ben Lomond, State Route 234, Manassas, Manassas, VA: 2 photos at Historic American Buildings Survey