Greenway Court, Virginia
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Greenway Court
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| Location | 1 mi. S of White Post on VA 277, White Post, Virginia |
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| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1748 |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000829 |
| VLR # | 021-0028 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | October 9, 1960[3] |
| Designated VLR | September 9, 1969[1] |
Greenway Court was the estate and hunting lodge of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1693-1781) in what is now Clarke County, Virginia, USA. The surviving remnants of the complex — a later replacement brick house and Fairfax’s stone land office — are a National Historic Landmark[3][4] (1960) and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1966).
History
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A lifelong bachelor, Lord Fairfax resided at the lodge with his nephew, Thomas Bryan Martin, from 1751 until his death in 1781. Also housed on the estate were Fairfax's approximately 200 black slaves. Fairfax was the only English peer residing in the Colonies and was proprietor of a 5-million-acre (20,000 km2) land grant (the "Northern Neck Proprietary" or "Fairfax Grant"). He had employed a teenaged George Washington as a surveyor.[3] Greenway Court is approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south of White Post on Virginia Route 658.[4]
A visit to this estate is the subject of "A Night at Greenway Court," an 1896 short story by Willa Cather.
Unincorporated community
Greenway Court is used as a name to describe an unincorporated community in which the former estate is located.[5]
References
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External links
- Greenway Court, Clarke County, one photo at Virginia DHR
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. VA-332, "Greenway Court, Estate Office, State Route 658 vicinity, White Post vicinity, Clarke County, VA", 7 photos, 2 data pages, supplemental material
- HABS No. VA-108, "Greenway Court", supplemental material
- HABS No. VA-108-A, "Greenway Court, Outbuilding", 4 photos
- HABS No. VA-108-B, "Greenway Court, Powder House", 6 photos, 4 measured drawings, 2 data pages
- Greenway Court at Potomac Pedalers[dead link]
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Municipalities and communities of Clarke County, Virginia, United States
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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- Articles with dead external links from March 2014
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in Clarke County, Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in Virginia
- Fairfax family residences
- Plantations in Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Clarke County, Virginia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Clarke County, Virginia
