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Woodburn (Charles City, Virginia)

Coordinates:37°21′20″N77°06′39″W/ 37.35556°N 77.11083°W/37.35556; -77.11083
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Woodburn
Woodburn (Charles City, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Woodburn (Charles City, Virginia)
Woodburn (Charles City, Virginia) is located in the United States
Woodburn (Charles City, Virginia)
LocationNW of Charles on VA 618,Charles City, Virginia
Coordinates37°21′20″N77°06′39″W/ 37.35556°N 77.11083°W/37.35556; -77.11083
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Builtc. 1815(1815)
Architectural stylePalladian
NRHP referenceNo.78003183[1]
VLRNo.018-0052
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1978
Designated VLRApril 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]

  1. ^ab"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
  2. ^"Virginia Landmarks Register".Virginia Department of Historic Resources.Retrieved5 June2013.
  3. ^"The Enslaved Households of President John Tyler".WHHA (en-US).Retrieved2024-05-15.
  4. ^Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1977)."National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodburn"(PDF).andAccompanying photo