Woodlawn Plantation (Boundary Increase)
Historic house in Virginia, United States in Alexandria, Virginia. Added to the National Register in 2011, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Woodlawn is a historic house located in Fairfax County, Virginia. Originally a part of Mount Vernon, George Washington's historic plantation estate, it was subdivided in the 19th century by abolitionists to demonstrate the viability of a free labor system. The address is now 9000 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia, but due to expansion of Fort Belvoir and reconstruction of historic Route 1, access is via Woodlawn Road slightly south of Jeff Todd Way/State Route 235. The house is a designated National Historic Landmark, primarily for its association with the Washington family, but also for the role it played in the historic preservation movement. It is now a museum property owned and managed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | 9000 Richmond Hwy., Alexandria vicinity, VA |
| County | Fairfax County |
| Listed | Nov 18, 2011 |
| Reference number | 11000836 |
| Type of place | plantation, house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark, National Treasure |
| Contributing resources | 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 9000 Richmond Hwy., Alexandria, VA |
| Coordinates | 38.71417, -77.14128 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Piscataway Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Fort Hunt Picnic Areas 5 mi · Fort Washington Park Day Use Facilities 6 mi · Prince William Forest Rv Campground 14 mi |
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Nearby in Fairfax County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 11000836. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.