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Belvoir (plantation)
Belvoir Mansion Ruins and the Fairfax Grave | |
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| Location | SE of intersection of 23rd St. and Belvoir Rd., parking lot on eastern side of Forney Loop Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 38°40′45.12″N 77°7′45.48″W / 38.6792000°N 77.1293000°W |
| Built | 1736 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002337[1] |
| VLR No. | 029-0041 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 04, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | December 2, 1969, July 17, 1973[2] |
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Belvoir was the plantation and estate of colonial Virginia's prominent William Fairfax family. Operated with the forced labor of enslaved people,[3][4] it was located on the west bank of the Potomac River on the present site of Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia.
The main house, called Belvoir Manor or Belvoir Mansion, burned in 1783 and was destroyed during the War of 1812. The site has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973 [1] as "Belvoir Mansion Ruins and the Fairfax Grave."
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Slavery and Belvoir Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ Brown, Stuart E. (1 August 2008). Virginia Baron: The Story of Thomas 6th Lord Fairfax. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 185. ISBN 9780806352183.
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