Ben Lomond Plantation

Ben Lomond
Ben Lomond
LocationNorthwest of Manassas at 10321 Sudley Manor Dr., Bull Run, Virginia
Coordinates38°47′18″N 77°30′21″W / 38.78833°N 77.50583°W / 38.78833; -77.50583
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1837 (1837)
NRHP reference No.80004214[1]
VLR No.076-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1980
Designated VLRMay 20, 1980[2]

Ben Lomond, also known as Ben Lomond Plantation, is a historic plantation house located at Bull Run, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built in 1837, and is a two-story, five-bay, red sandstone dwelling with a gable roof. The house has a central-hall plan and one-story frame kitchen addition. One-story pedimented porches shelter the main (north) and rear (south) entries. Also on the property are the contributing frame two-story tenant's house, brick pumphouse, and a bunkhouse dated to the early 20th century; and a meat house, dairy, and slave quarters dated to the late-1830s.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

The house is owned by the County and is open for tour as a Civil War-period historic house museum.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ben Lomond" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo