Ben Venue (Washington, Virginia) Explained

Ben Venue
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:October 16, 1979[1]
Designated Other1 Number:078-0003
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Northeast of Washington on VA 729, near Washington, Virginia
Coordinates:38.7217°N -78.0642°W
Built:-1846
Builder:Powers, James Leake
Added:December 28, 1979
Refnum:79003075
Nrhp Type2:indcp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:February 2, 2016
Partof:Ben Venue Rural Historic District
Partof Refnum:15001042

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.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ben Venue. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. October 1979. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo