Ravensworth Plantation

Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia

Built 1797, for William Fitzhugh (1741-1809) and his wife Ann Bolling Randolph (1747-1805). The Fitzhughs lived at Chatham Manor but built this house for the overseer of this part of their vast estate. In 1685, William's ancestor, Colonel William Fitzhugh (1651-1701) had purchased 24,000 acres in Fairfax County, a plantation that he named "Ravensworth" for the 14th century Fitzhugh family seat in back in England, Ravensworth Castle in North Yorkshire. During the Civil War another Fitzhugh cousin, General Charles Fitzhugh (1838-1923), was billeted here with the Union Army and so impressed with it was he that he named his summer home in Cobourg, Ravensworth.
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This house is best associated with...

William Fitzhugh

of "Chatham Manor," Continental Congressman & Virginia State Senator

1741-1809

Ann (Randolph) Fitzhugh

Mrs Ann Bolling (Randolph) Fitzhugh

1747-1805

William Henry Fitzhugh

of "Ravensworth" Fairfax Co., Member of the Virginia State Senate

1792-1830

Maria (Goldsborough) Fitzhugh

Mrs. Anna "Maria" (Goldsborough) Fitzhugh

1796-1874

The Story of Ravensworth: A History of the Ravensworth Landgrant in Fairfax County, Virginia By John Browne The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers By Charles V. Mauro

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American Houses Pre-1800 Lost Treasures Plantation Houses

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Mary Westphal's ancestor, Lt.-Col. William Fitzhugh, owned Ravensworth Plantation