Woodburn (Charles City, Virginia)
Woodburn | |
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Location | NW of Charles on VA 618,Charles City, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°21′20″N77°06′39″W/ 37.35556°N 77.11083°W |
Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
Built | c. 1815 |
Architectural style | Palladian |
NRHP referenceNo. | 78003183[1] |
VLRNo. | 018-0052 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 12, 1978 |
Designated VLR | April 19, 1977[2] |
Woodburn,also known as Woodbourne, is a historicplantation houselocated nearCharles City,Charles City County, Virginia.The house was built about 1815 byJohn Tyler,who later served as tenth President of the United States. ThePalladianhouse is a three-part frame structure consisting of a tall, two-story, three-bay central section with a gable-end facade and flanking chimneys, and two, low one-story, one-bay wings. Also on the property are a contributing one-story frame office (c. 1830) and an originalsmokehouse.The Woodburn property was purchased by John Tyler in 1813 when he married Letitia Christian.[3]He resided there until 1821, and sold the property to his brother Wat H. Tyler in 1831. During his residence at Woodburn, he served as Congressman.[4]
It was added to theNational Register of Historic Placesin 1978.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ab"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
- ^"Virginia Landmarks Register".Virginia Department of Historic Resources.Retrieved5 June2013.
- ^"The Enslaved Households of President John Tyler".WHHA (en-US).Retrieved2024-05-15.
- ^Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1977)."National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodburn"(PDF).andAccompanying photo
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Presidential homes in the United States
- John Tyler
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1815
- Houses in Charles City County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Charles City County, Virginia
- Tyler family residences
- Virginia Peninsula Registered Historic Place stubs