Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia

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Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County, Virginia, is a historic 18th-century plantation house best known as the birthplace and family home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
museum
plantation house
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
associatedFamily Lee family of Virginia
associatedWith American Revolutionary era
Confederate history
birthDateOfRobertELee January 19, 1807
birthplaceOf Robert E. Lee
builder Thomas Lee
builtIn 1730s
constructionEnd c. 1738
constructionStart c. 1730
country United States
currentUse educational center
historic house museum
dateListedOnNRHP October 15, 1966
hasFacility dining facilities
historic gardens
lodging accommodations
nature trails
visitor center
hasFeature H-shaped main house plan
hasOutbuilding kitchen dependency
mill site
plantation outbuildings
servants’ quarters
stables
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
locatedIn United States
Virginia
Westmoreland County, Virginia
material brick
notableResident Francis Lightfoot Lee
Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee
Henry Lee II
Richard Henry Lee
Robert E. Lee
Thomas Lee
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000919
NRHPType National Historic Landmark
numberOfStories 2
offers educational programs
guided tours
openToPublic true
operatedBy Robert E. Lee Memorial Association
ownedBy Lee family
region Northern Neck
roofType hipped roof
situatedNear Potomac River

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Anne Hill Carter Lee
Henry Lee III ("Stratford Hall, Virginia")
residence
Arthur Lee
birthPlace
Westmoreland County, Virginia ("Stratford Hall (historic site)")
containsProtectedArea
Westmoreland County, Virginia ("Stratford Hall Plantation")
hasNotableHistoricSite
Robert E. Lee
placeOfBirth

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