Chatham Manor is a Georgian-style mansion home completed in 1771 by farmer and statesman William Fitzhugh, after about three years of construction, on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County, Virginia, opposite Fredericksburg. It was for more than a century the center of a large, thriving plantation and the only private residence in the United …
Chatham Manor is a Georgian-style mansion home completed in 1771 by farmer and statesman William Fitzhugh, after about three years of construction, on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County, Virginia, opposite Fredericksburg. It was for more than a century the center of a large, thriving plantation and the only private residence in the United States to be visited by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Nearest city: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Area: 4,601.1 acres (1,862.0 ha)
Built: 1771
Built by: William Fitzhugh
Architectural style: Georgian
Part of: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (= ID66000046)
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