Scotchtown (plantation)
Historic house in Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Scotchtown is a plantation located in Hanover County, Virginia, that from 1771 to 1778 was owned and used as a residence by U.S. Founding Father Patrick Henry, his wife Sarah and their children. He was a revolutionary and elected in 1778 as the first Governor of Virginia. The house is located in Beaverdam, Virginia, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Ashland, Virginia on VA 685.[1] The house, at 93 feet (28 m) by 35 feet (11 m), is one of the largest 18th-century homes to survive in the Americas. In its present configuration, it has eight substantial rooms on the first floor surrounding a central passage, with a full attic above and English basement with windows below.[1] It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965.[3]
Patrick Henry's Scotchtown | |
Location | 10 mi. NW of Ashland on VA 685, Ashland, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°50′39.7″N 77°35′4.4″W |
Area | 41 acres (170,000 m2)[1] |
Built | after 1717, expanded ca. 1760s |
Architectural style | Georgian/first period colonial |
Website | preservationvirginia.org/historic-sites/patrick-henrys-scotchtown |
NRHP reference No. | 66000835 |
VLR No. | 042-0030 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
Designated NHL | December 21, 1965[3] |
Designated VLR | September 9, 1969[4] |
The house is owned and managed by Preservation Virginia, which operates a number of other historic properties across the Commonwealth, including the John Marshall House, the Old Cape Henry Lighthouse, Bacon's Castle, and Historic Jamestowne.