Abingdon (plantation)
Abingdon (also known as the Alexander-Custis Plantation) was an 18th- and 19th-century plantation owned by the prominent Alexander, Custis, Stuart, and Hunter families and worked at times by slaves. The plantation's site is now located in Arlington County in the U.S. state of Virginia.
| Abingdon | |
|---|---|
Reconstructed Abingdon house foundation (2014) | |
| Alternative names | Abingdon Plantation Alexander-Custis Plantation |
| General information | |
| Type | Private residence |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Location | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°51′05″N 77°02′40″W |
| Completed | by 1746 (first building) |
| Destroyed | 1930 |
| Owner | Gerard Alexander I Robert Alexander John Parke Custis Dr. David Stuart Walter Alexander General Alexander Hunter Alexander Hunter (2nd) Alfred Richards Brick Company New Washington Brick Company Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad United States government Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority |
Abingdon is known as the birthplace of Eleanor "Nelly" Parke Custis Lewis (March 31, 1779 – July 15, 1852), a granddaughter of Martha Washington and a step-granddaughter of United States President George Washington. Published accounts have credited Abingdon as being the home to the progenitor of all weeping willows (Salix babylonica) living in the United States. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which occupies part of Abingdon's grounds, contains indoor and outdoor displays that commemorate the plantation's history.