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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1717/00/00 Col Thomas Lightfoot Lee Owner Thomas Lee purchases land
1730/00/00 Col Thomas Lightfoot Lee Home Thomas Lee builds the brick Georgian Great House 1730-1738
1734/00/00 Hannah Harrison Ludwell Lee Home Thomas and Hannah Lee make a home at Stratford Hall plantation in Westmoreland County.
1734/10/14 Francis Lightfoot Lee Born Hannah Harrison Ludwell Lee, wife of Thomas Lee, gives birth to a son, Francis Lightfoot Lee, at Stratford Hall plantation in Westmoreland County.
1736/06/04 Alice Lee Shippen Born Hannah Harrison Ludwell Lee, wife of Col Thomas Lightfoot Lee, gives birth to a daughter, Alice Lee, at Stratford Hall Plantation in the Colony of Virginia.
1739/08/31 William Lee (diplomat) Born Hannah Ludwell Lee, wife of Thomas Lee, gives birth to a son, William Lee, at Stratford Hall plantation in Westmoreland County.
1750/00/00 Philip Ludwell Lee Home Philip Ludwell Lee inherits Stratford
1782/04/08 Matilda Lee Bride Matilda Lee marries Henry Lee III Stratford Hall Marriage of Matilda Lee and Henry Lee III
1782/04/08 Henry Lee III Groom Matilda Lee marries Henry Lee III Stratford Hall Marriage of Matilda Lee and Henry Lee III
1802/09/02 Sydney Smith Lee Born Born
1807/01/19 Robert E Lee Born Anne Hill Carter Lee, wife of Henry Lee III, gives birth to a son, Robert Edward Lee, at their residence, Stratford Hall, Virginia. Robert E Lee's Birthday
1929/00/00 Irene Langhorne Gibson Vocation Irene Langhorne Gibson is elected the national publicity director of the Robert E Lee Memorial Foundation and works to acquire and restore Lee's birthplace at Stratford Hall.

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Particulars for Stratford Hall:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Georgian Architecture
Area of Significance Military
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 15th October 1966

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Stratford Hall
Registry Address: N of Lerty on VA 214
Registry Number: 66000851
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: Georgian
Area in Acres: 1164
Contributing Buildings: 9
Non-Contributing Buildings: 23
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Military, Politics-government, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1700-1749
Significant Year: 1725, 1730
Associated People: Lee,Robert E.,et al.
Historic Function: Domestic, Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Secondary structure
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Agriculture, subsistence
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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