Brompton (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

Brompton, originally known as Marye House, is an historic house located on heights overlooking the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The house was built in 1838 by John Lawrence Marye.^[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 1979.^[1]

Brompton
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Brompton, Sunken Road & Hanover Street (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
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Location	Hanover St. and Sunken Rd., Fredericksburg, Virginia
Coordinates	38°17′44″N 77°28′13″W
Area	11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built	1820
Architectural style	Roman Revival
NRHP reference No.	79003279[1]
VLR No.	111-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1979
Designated VLR	May 15, 1979[2]

The house sits atop an area of Fredericksburg known as 'Marye's Heights'.^[4] The town was about 400 yards from Brompton and was a Confederate stronghold against repeated Union Army assaults on the slope during the Battle of Fredericksburg (1862–1863). Confederate General James Longstreet maintained his headquarters at Brompton.^[5][6]

Brompton currently serves as the residence of the President of the University of Mary Washington.^[5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
3. Freeman, Douglas S. (2006). Christian, Susanne; Archer, Frances; Massie, Williams (eds.). Homes And Gardens In Old Virginia. Kessinger Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 9781428656000. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
4. Goolrick, John Tackett (1922). Historic Fredericksburg: the story of an old town. Whittet & Shepperson. pp. 172. Brompton Fredericksburg.
5. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brompton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
6. Brooks, Victor (2001). Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg: Battleground America. Da Capo Press. p. 35. ISBN 9781580970365.

External links

• Brompton, Sunken Road & Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, VA: 3 photos and 3 measured drawings at Historic American Buildings Survey