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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
John Rolfe Significant name
1615/00/00 Pocahontas Home
1615/01/30 Thomas Rolfe Born
1790/00/00 Thomas Mann Randolph Sr Father of the Groom Thomas Mann Randolph Sr buys Varina for his son, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. Marriage of Martha Washington Jefferson and Thomas Mann Randolph
1790/03/00 Martha Jefferson Randolph Home Martha and Thomas M Randolph make a home at Varina Plantation.
1825/00/00 Thomas Mann Randolph Jr Home Thomas Mann Randolph sells Varina Plantation to Pleasant Aiken (or Akin) of Petersburg.
1853/00/00 Construction begins on a Classical Revival, brick, mansion for Albert M Aiken.
1865/03/26 William H Wharff Union Private This day I have seen Lincoln - I can never forget the care-worn face of the noble President as he rode past, while the band played Hail to the Chief. - Diary of US Army Private Wharff
1865/03/26 Mary Todd Lincoln Life Riding in an ambulance wagon along with Julia Grant, Mary Lincoln follows President Lincoln as he visits troops at Aiken's Landing on the James River in Henrico County.
1865/03/26 Julia Dent Grant Life In an ambulance wagon, Mary Lincoln and Julia Grant follow President Lincoln as he visits troops at Aiken's Landing on the James River in Henrico County.
1865/03/26 Abraham Lincoln Union Commander in Chief President Lincoln spends the day traveling up the James River visiting troops at Aiken's Landing in Henrico County. The President rides by horse over muddy roads to visit a division of black troops. Siege of Petersburg

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Particulars for Varina Plantation:
Area of Significance Agriculture
Cultural Affiliation American
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Exploration-settlement
Area of Significance Historic and non-aboriginal
Criteria Historic Event
Criteria Information Potential
Area of Significance Military
Criteria Person
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Area of Significance Religion
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 29th April 1977

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Varina Plantation
Registry Address: Address Restricted
Registry Number: 77001489
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 820
Contributing Buildings: 2
Contributing Sites: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Historic and non-aboriginal, Military, Exploration-settlement, Politics-government, Architecture, Agriculture, Religion
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering, Person, Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: American
Period of Significance: 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1700-1749, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1825-1849
Significant Year: c 1615, 1853
Associated People: Rolfe,John,et al.
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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