North Wales
National Register of Historic Places

North Wales

Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia
Listed
June 28, 1999
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
99000726

About this property

North Wales is a historic plantation and national historic district located in Fauquier County, Virginia near Warrenton, Virginia. Currently it is a 1,287.9-acre (521.2 ha) historic district that includes a manor home and farm. A date of significance for the site is 1776. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. William Allason, merchant, of Falmouth, Virginia, established North Wales as a plantation and built the original Georgian-style stone house on the property sometime during the 1776–1796 period. It remained a working plantation and farm for six generations of descendents of Allason and his wife Anne Hooe. The listed area includes work by Little & Browne and other architects and/or builders. It includes Georgian and Colonial Revival architecture in 38 contributing buildings, eight contributing sites and contributing structures. The estate on 1,471 acres was sold to former Goldman Sachs partner David B. Ford September 30, 2014 for $21 million. Ford has acquired other historic properties including the noted record-breaking purchase of Newport, RI Gilded Age mansion Miramar by architect Horace Trumbauer, for $17.15 million in 2006.

Location

7392 Ironwood Ln.
Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia
38.67668, -77.82131

Categories

AGRICULTUREINDUSTRYARCHITECTUREENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

Engagement at Sulphur Springs
1862Civil War
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Mosby's Raid on Warrenton Junction
1863Civil War
2.5 mi
Warrenton Courthouse Skirmish (1862)
1862Civil War
2.9 mi
Skirmish at Sulphur Springs (1863)
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When was North Wales listed on the National Register?

North Wales was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 28, 1999.

What type of historic resource is North Wales?

North Wales is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for North Wales?

The period of significance for North Wales is recorded as the listed era.

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