Brompton, originally known as Marye House, is an historic house located on heights overlooking the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The house was built in 1838 by John Lawrence Marye.[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 1979.[1]
Brompton | |
Location | Hanover St. and Sunken Rd., Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°17′44″N 77°28′13″W / 38.29556°N 77.47028°W |
Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
Built | 1820 |
Architectural style | Roman Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 79003279[1] |
VLR No. | 111-0008 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 24, 1979 |
Designated VLR | May 15, 1979[2] |
The house sits atop an area of Fredericksburg known as 'Marye's Heights'.[4] The town was about 400 yards from Brompton and was a Confederate stronghold against repeated Union Army assaults on the slope during the Battle of Fredericksburg (1862–1863). Confederate General James Longstreet maintained his headquarters at Brompton.[5][6]
Brompton currently serves as the residence of the President of the University of Mary Washington.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Freeman, Douglas S. (2006). Christian, Susanne; Archer, Frances; Massie, Williams (eds.). Homes And Gardens In Old Virginia. Kessinger Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 9781428656000. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ Goolrick, John Tackett (1922). Historic Fredericksburg: the story of an old town. Whittet & Shepperson. pp. 172.
Brompton Fredericksburg.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brompton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Brooks, Victor (2001). Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg: Battleground America. Da Capo Press. p. 35. ISBN 9781580970365.
External links
edit- Brompton, Sunken Road & Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, VA: 3 photos and 3 measured drawings at Historic American Buildings Survey