Richwood Hall, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Sep 15th 2008 at 1:02PM

Today's estate is about as historic as you can get. Richwood Hall near Charles Town, West Virginia in on some of the land that once belonged to George Washington who gave to his brother, Samuel Washington. The Washington family kept it until 1802. During the Civil War, Confederate forces under the command of General Jubal A. Early fired from Richwood Hall at Union forces under Sheridan at Locust Hill.

The home is on 37 acres of horse country and includes woods and gardens as well as the original smokehouse, barns, tennis court, pool and a caretaker's cottage. The home has been enlarged in multiple segments over the last couple hundred years. The original home is anchored by a hearth which dates back to around 1750. The main house was built in 1825 and has a formal sitting room, dining room and a grand staircase. The current owner restored the original wings and then added a new modern wing in 2003 so that the home has modern features like an eat-in kitchen and a gym. It now has five bedrooms. This home is listed at $4.2 million.

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Gallery: Richwood Hall