Belle Grove (Port Conway, Virginia)
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Historic American Building Survey, 1941
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| Location: | Port Conway, Virginia |
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| Coordinates: | 38°10′45″N 77°11′19″W / 38.1793°N 77.1885°WCoordinates: 38°10′45″N 77°11′19″W / 38.1793°N 77.1885°W |
| Built: | 1790 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | No Style Listed |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73002029[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | April 11, 1973 |
Belle Grove is a historic plantation located on U.S. 301 in Port Conway, Virginia. The present plantation house was built in 1790.[1]
James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, was born on March 16, 1751, on Belle Grove plantation, in an earlier house which no longer stands. Belle Grove plantation was the childhood home of his mother, Eleanor Rose "Nellie" Conway. Her father Francis Conway was the namesake for Port Conway.[2][3][4]
On April 11, 1973, Belle Grove was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ^ Waymarking historical marker
- ^ James Madison data
- ^ 1939 WPA Guide
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