Ben Venue (Washington, Virginia)

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.

Ben Venue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Ben Venue in May, 2016
LocationNortheast of Washington on VA 729, near Washington, Virginia
Coordinates38°43′18″N 78°03′51″W
Area73 acres (30 ha)
Built1844 (1844)-1846
Built byPowers, James Leake
Part ofBen Venue Rural Historic District (ID15001042)
NRHP reference No.79003075
VLR No.078-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1979
Designated CPFebruary 2, 2016
Designated VLROctober 16, 1979

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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