Greenway Court, Virginia
- Address: VA 277
- Vicinity: 1 mi S of White Post
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1719/00/00 | Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron | Owner | Thomas Lord Fairfax inherits the five million acre Northern Neck grant in Virginia from his mother, a daughter of Thomas, Lord Culpeper. These rents are collected by his resident land agent, Robert "King" Carter. | |||
1720/00/00 | Robert Carter I | Work | Resident land agent, Robert Carter collects rents on the Northern Neck grant for Thomas Lord Fairfax. | |||
1747/00/00 | Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron | Home | Thomas Lord Fairfax lays out a residence at Greenway Court called "the Quarter" (lost). | |||
1749/00/00 | George Washington | Work | Thomas Lord Fairfax engages George Washington as a surveyor for three years, 1749-51. Here quit rents are collect and George Washington probably keeps his instruments. | |||
1751/00/00 | Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron | Home | Fairfax is joined by his nephew from England, and together they live at Greenway Court Manor. Faitfax's life here is not happy. He invites no women to his lavish parties. Quit rents are not always willingly paid, and he is constantly involved in boundary | |||
1762/00/00 | The limestone Land Office is built as to receive quit rents and store land records. The door is made of hewn boards given double thickness by other boards laid diagonally on the inside and secured to those on the outside by hand-wrought clinched nails. | |||||
1828/00/00 | The brick farmhouse at Greenway Court is built around 1828. | |||||
1834/00/00 | When the main building, the steward's house, roof collapses in 1834, the rest of the house is torn down. |
Particulars for Greenway Court, Virginia: | |
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Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Professional |
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