Carter Hall (Millwood, Virginia)
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Carter Hall
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Carter Hall
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| Location | NE of Millwood off VA 255, Millwood, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39°4′21.3″N 78°1′56.1″W / 39.072583°N 78.032250°WCoordinates: 39°4′21.3″N 78°1′56.1″W / 39.072583°N 78.032250°W |
| Area | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| Built | 1792 |
| Architect | Wade Muldoon (1948 gardens); Harrie T. Lindeberg (1930 remodel) |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Other |
| NRHP Reference # | 73002003 |
| VLR # | 021-0012 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 1973 |
Carter Hall was the Millwood, Virginia, USA estate of Lt. Col. Nathaniel Burwell (1750–1814). It is located in the upper Shenandoah Valley, off Virginia Route 255 northeast of Millwood. The estate includes a grand plantation house, a great lawn, and terraced gardens, and has panoramic views in all directions. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Nathaniel Burwell inherited a 5,800-acre (2,347 ha) estate from his father Carter Burwell, of Carter's Grove, James City County, and had a mansion built during 1792–1800.
George Burwell (1799–1873) inherited the estate in 1814 and added the large portico, which is "by tradition" ascribed to a design of William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol.
It served as headquarters for Stonewall Jackson during part of the American Civil War, and was raided and sacked by Union troops during the war. Stonewall Jackson used another house, in Lexington, Virginia, as headquarters during 1861–1862, and later established headquarters at Carter Hall during Fall of 1862. Jackson "declined George Burwell's invitation to stay in the house, camping instead with his men on the grounds. During his stay General Jackson permitted his surgeon, Dr. William McGuire, to perform a cataract operation on George Burwell on the portico."
It was also a home for Burwell's cousin Edmund Randolph, who had been United States Attorney General and later Secretary of State under George Washington, and was invited to pass his retirement with Colonel Burwell.
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