National Register of Historic Places

Ditchley

Kilmarnock, Northumberland County, Virginia
Listed
September 23, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92001272

About this property

Ditchley is a historic plantation house located near Kilmarnock, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built in 1762, and is a two-story, Georgian style brick mansion with a hipped roof. It consists of a five bay main block flanked by one-story wings. The house was renovated and modernized in the 1930s by noted philanthropist Jessie Ball duPont (1884-1970). Also on the property are two contributing smokehouses and the Lee family cemetery and site of a kitchen building. Original built in 1687. This plantation was a grant to Col. Richard Lee I, progenitor of the Lee Family of Virginia, and was named for a Lee estate near Oxford, England. House was built by Kendall Lee, grandson of Richard Lee and son of Captain Hancock Lee, Hon. (1653–1709) and Mary Kendall (1661–1694). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Location

Kilmarnock, Northumberland County, Virginia
37.73378, -76.33786

Categories

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Sources

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When was Ditchley listed on the National Register?

Ditchley was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 23, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Ditchley?

Ditchley is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ditchley?

The period of significance for Ditchley is recorded as the industrial era.

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