Conway House (Falmouth, Virginia)
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| Location | 305 King St., Falmouth, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°19′16″N 77°28′4″W / 38.32111°N 77.46778°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1807 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000162[1] |
| VLR No. | 089-0067-0031 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 8, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | December 3, 2003[2] |
Conway House, also known as the Moncure Daniel Conway House, is a historic home located at Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia. It was the home of author, clergyman, and abolitionist Moncure D. Conway (1832-1907) and used as a Union hospital during the American Civil War.[3]
The home was built in 1807, and is a large two-story, five-bay, L-shaped Federal style brick dwelling. It has a full basement, side-gable slate roof, brick interior-end chimneys.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] In 2005, the National Park Service formally recognized the home as a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Historical Site.[4] It is located in the Falmouth Historic District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b Norman L. and Lenetta F. School (March 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Conway House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
- ^ Schools, Norman. Virginia Shade: An African American History of Falmouth, Virginia. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse Inc., 2010: 275. ISBN 978-1-4759-0810-7
External links
[edit]- Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania Historical Markers: Moncure Daniel Conway N-36
- Conway House, from Stafford County Museum
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1807
- National Register of Historic Places in Stafford County, Virginia
- Houses in Stafford County, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Moncure family
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Stafford County, Virginia, geography stubs