Ben Venue
Ben Venue in May, 2016
Ben Venue (Washington, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Ben Venue (Washington, Virginia)
Ben Venue (Washington, Virginia) is located in the United States
Ben Venue (Washington, Virginia)
LocationNortheast of Washington on VA 729, near Washington, Virginia
Coordinates38°43′18″N 78°03′51″W / 38.72167°N 78.06417°W / 38.72167; -78.06417
Area73 acres (30 ha)
Built1844 (1844)-1846
Built byPowers, James Leake
Part ofBen Venue Rural Historic District (ID15001042)
NRHP reference No.79003075[1]
VLR No.078-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1979
Designated CPFebruary 2, 2016
Designated VLROctober 16, 1979[2]
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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ben Venue" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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