Ben Venue (Washington, Virginia)

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Ben Venue
Ben Venue house.JPG
Ben Venue in May, 2016
Ben Venue (Washington, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Ben Venue (Washington, Virginia)
Location Northeast of Washington on VA 729, near Washington, Virginia
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area 73 acres (30 ha)
Built 1844 (1844)-1846
Built by Powers, James Leake
Part of Ben Venue Rural Historic District (#15001042)
NRHP Reference # 79003075[1]
VLR # 078-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 28, 1979
Designated CP February 2, 2016
Designated VLR October 16, 1979[2]
File:Ben Venue, row of slave cabins.JPG
Brick slave cabins belonging to the property

Ben Venue is a historic home and farm located near Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia. The main house was built between 1844 and 1846, and is a three-story, five bay, brick dwelling with a side gable roof and parapets. It features a one-story porch that covers the central three bays; it has four Doric order columns supporting a bracketed entablature. The property also includes three brick slave cabins, the original Fletcher homestead, kitchen, smokehouse, privy, and a formal garden.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Accompanying photo


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