Guilford, White Post

Name: Guilford
Address: White Post, United States

#8 among attractions in White Post

Greek Revival architecture

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Guilford is a historic plantation house and a farm located near White Post, Clarke County, Virginia. It was built between 1812 and 1820, and is a two-story, nearly square, brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a full-height, three-bay, pedimented portico with monumental Greek Ionic order columns. Also on the property is a contributing brick slave's quarters. ()

Built: 1812 (212 years ago)Coordinates: 39°0'57"N, 78°5'58"W

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White Post United States

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Guilford – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orland E. White Research Arboretum, Burwell-Morgan Mill, Blue Ridge Shadows Community, Long Branch Plantation.

3.8 miNE
Garden, Park, Forest
Orland E. White Research Arboretum, Boyce
97 min walk • The Orland E. White Arboretum, also known as the State Arboretum of Virginia, is an arboretum operated by the University of Virginia as part of the Blandy Experimental Farm.
4.9 miNE
Museum
Burwell-Morgan Mill, Boyce
126 min walk • Burwell-Morgan Mill, also known as the Millwood Mill, is a historic grist mill located at Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia. It was built about 1785 by Gen. Daniel Morgan and Lt. Col. Nathaniel Burwell, who both served in the American Revolution. Burwell was the project's financier and Morgan managed the construction.
5.1 miW
38°59'22"N • 78°11'15"W
Blue Ridge Shadows Community, Front Royal
130 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3 miNE
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Long Branch Plantation, White Post
77 min walk • Long Branch is a historic family seat in Millwood, Virginia built in the early 19th century; named after the creek that runs through the property. Built on approximately 1000 acres by Robert Carter Burwell in 1811 and owned by the Burwell-Nelson family until 1957. The property was placed on the National Register on October 1, 1969.
5.1 miSW
Universities and schools
Christendom College, Front Royal
131 min walk • Christendom College is a conservative Catholic liberal arts college in Front Royal, Virginia, United States, located in the Shenandoah Valley. It is endorsed by The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College. The school does not accept federal funding.
3.8 miNW
39°3'36"N • 78°8'24"W
Dinosaur Land, White Post
96 min walk • Specialty museum, Theme park, Museum
5.1 miNE
Georgian architecture
Saratoga, Boyce
131 min walk • Saratoga, also known as the General Daniel Morgan House, is a historic plantation house near Boyce, Virginia. It was built in 1779 by Daniel Morgan, a general in the Continental Army best known for his victory over the British at the Battle of Cowpens in 1781.
6.5 miSE
National park
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area
165 min walk • G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, one of the richest botanical areas of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, is a 4,000-acre Wildlife Management Area located primarily in Fauquier County, Virginia, with small encroachments into both Warren and Clarke counties.