North Wales | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | March 17, 1999[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 030-0093 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | 7500 Ironwood Ln., Warrenton, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 38.6767°N -77.8225°W |
Built: | 1776 |
Architect: | Little & Browne
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Architecture: | Georgian, Colonial Revival |
Added: | June 29, 1999 |
Refnum: | 99000726 |
North Wales is a historic plantation[2] and national historic district located in Fauquier County, Virginia near Warrenton, Virginia. Currently it is a 1287.9acres historic district that includes a manor home and farm. A date of significance for the site is 1776. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
The listed area includes work by Little & Browne and other architects and/or builders. It includes Georgian and Colonial Revival architecture in 38 contributing buildings, eight contributing sites and contributing structures.
The estate on 1,471 acres was sold to former Goldman Sachs partner David B. Ford September 30, 2014 for $21 Million.[3] Ford has acquired other historic properties including the noted record-breaking purchase of Newport, RI Gilded Age mansion Miramar by architect Horace Trumbauer, for $17.15 million in 2006.[4]