Castle Hill (Virginia)
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Castle Hill
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Castle Hill mansion and grounds
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| Location | Northeast of Cismont near the junction of VA 231 and VA 640, near Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°5′22″N 78°18′13″W / 38.08944°N 78.30361°WCoordinates: 38°5′22″N 78°18′13″W / 38.08944°N 78.30361°W |
| Built | 1764/1824 |
| Architect | Thomas Walker & Captain John Perry |
| Architectural style | Colonial and Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001379 |
| VLR # | 002-0012 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
| Designated VLR | November 16, 1971 |
Castle Hill (Virginia) is an historic, privately owned, 600-acre (243 ha) plantation located at the foot of the Southwest Mountains in Albemarle County, Virginia, near Monticello and the city of Charlottesville, and is recognized by the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. Castle Hill was the beloved home of Dr. Thomas Walker (1715–1794) and his wife, Mildred Thornton Meriwether (widow of Nicholas Meriwether III). Walker was a close friend and the physician of Peter Jefferson, and later the guardian of young Thomas Jefferson after his father's death.
Through his marriage to Mildred Meriwether in 1741, Thomas Walker acquired the land comprising approximately 15,000 acres (6,100 ha) which would become the site for Castle Hill. In its square hall, the youthful, music-loving Jefferson once played the violin, while the still younger Madison danced. Here in 1781, Walker's wife delayed the British Colonel Banastre Tarleton to give the patriot Jack Jouett time to warn Governor Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislators of Tarleton's plan to capture them.
In addition to frequent visits by Thomas Jefferson, Castle Hill has entertained other U. S. Presidents and historic figures including George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, Patrick Henry, Andrew Jackson, Robert E. Lee, James Buchanan, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster.
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