Chatham Manor

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Chatham Manor is a historic 18th-century plantation house overlooking the Rappahannock River that played significant roles in the American Civil War and later preservation efforts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
historic site
museum
plantation house
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
associatedWithBattle Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED
Chancellorsville Campaign NERFINISHED
builtIn 18th century
completedIn 1771
constructionStartYear 1768
country United States of America
surface form: United States
donatedTo National Park Service NERFINISHED
donationYear 1975
hasBuildingType mansion
plantation house
hasFeature brick construction
formal gardens
terraced lawns
hasHistoricUse plantation
slave plantation
hasNumberOfStories 2
hasSignificance Civil War medical history
historic preservation history
plantation-era social history
isTouristAttraction true
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Stafford County, Virginia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Fredericksburg, Virginia NERFINISHED
namedAfter William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham NERFINISHED
nrhpType contributing property
openToPublic true
originalOwner William Fitzhugh NERFINISHED
overlooks Rappahannock River NERFINISHED
ownedBy National Park Service
partOf Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park NERFINISHED
state Virginia
underwent landscape restoration in the 1920s–1930s
major restoration in the 1920s
usedAs Union field hospital
Union headquarters
usedDuring American Civil War NERFINISHED
visitedBy Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED
Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED
George Washington NERFINISHED
James Monroe NERFINISHED
Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED
William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED

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Falmouth, Virginia hasLandmark Chatham Manor
National Park Service (through Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park) hasPart Chatham Manor
subject surface form: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis placeOfBirth Chatham Manor