It was built about 1777, and is a large, two-story, five-bay, Tidewater-style, frame residence set on a raised basement.

It features a massive, exterior, brick, double chimney joined by a pent closet at each end of the structure.

Also included in the district are a brown sandstone blacksmith shop, a smokehouse and former slaves' quarters, as well as a terraced garden that is reputed to be one of the earliest in Virginia.

[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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