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Greenwood (Culpeper, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°27′15″N 78°00′02″W / 38.45417°N 78.00056°W / 38.45417; -78.00056
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Greenwood
House and grounds at dusk, April 2017
Greenwood (Culpeper, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Greenwood (Culpeper, Virginia)
Greenwood (Culpeper, Virginia) is located in the United States
Greenwood (Culpeper, Virginia)
Location1931 Orange Rd., Culpeper, Virginia
Coordinates38°27′15″N 78°00′02″W / 38.45417°N 78.00056°W / 38.45417; -78.00056
Area50.3 acres (20.4 ha)
Architectural styleHall Parlor plan
NRHP reference No.85002914[1]
VLR No.204-0070
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1985
Designated VLRJanuary 18, 1983[2]

Greenwood is a historic plantation house located at Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. It consists of a 1+12-story, three-bay, center block dating to the late-18th or early-19th century, with one-story wings dated to 1823–1824. The original section has a hall-parlor plan dwelling. In 1825, Greenwood received as visitors the Marquis de Lafayette and former President James Monroe during Lafayette's celebrated tour as "guest of the nation." During the American Civil War Federal troops occupied the house and plantation and placed a cannon on the lawn.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Ann L. Miller (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greenwood" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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