Brompton (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Brompton | |
.jpg) Brompton, Sunken Road & Hanover Street (Fredericksburg, Virginia) | |
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| Location | Hanover St. and Sunken Rd., Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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| Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
| Built | 1820 |
| Architectural style | Other, 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] |
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 Laurence Mayre.[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 1979.[1]
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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Goolrick, John Tackett (1922). Historic Fredericksburg: the story of an old town. Whittet & Shepperson. p. 172.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brompton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1820
- Houses in Fredericksburg, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Fredericksburg, Virginia
- 1838 establishments in Virginia
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs