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.