Rosewell (plantation)
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Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia, was for more than 100 years the home of a branch of the Page family, one of the First Families of Virginia. Begun in 1725, the Flemish bond brick Rosewell mansion overlooking the York River was one of the most elaborate homes in the American colonies.
Rosewell | |
Location | Rosewell, HABS Photo |
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Coordinates | 37°19′40″N 76°34′35″W |
Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
Built | 1725 (1725) |
NRHP reference No. | 69000244[1] |
VLR No. | 036-0041 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 1, 1969 |
Designated VLR | November 5, 1968[2] |
In Mansions of Virginia, the architectural historian Thomas Tileston Waterman described the plantation house as "the largest and finest of American houses of the colonial period."[3] Through much of the 18th century and 19th centuries, and during the American Civil War, Rosewell plantation hosted the area's most elaborate formal balls and celebrations. The home burned in 1916.
In 1793, the Page family sold part of the Rosewell plantation to the Catlett family, who erected a house called "Timberneck", which still stands inside Virginia's 40th state park, Machicomico State Park.[4] The Timberneck house, like Rosewell, has been the subject of archeological excavations, but unlike Rosewell, is being renovated by the Fairfield Foundation and volunteers, pursuant to an agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia which envisions future lodging opportunities within the historic structure.[5]