Bacon's Castle
Bacon's Castle (1665), Surry County, VA. Built in 1665, it is nearly a century older than the popular structures seen across the James River in Colonial Williamsburg. The house was built by Arthur Allen as his plantation home. The name "Bacon's Castle" derives from its role in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676. In that year, Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion against the Virginia colonial government in Jamestown, drove the Allen family from the house, and used it as a fortification. The popular name stuck. The house is interesting architecturally because it is a rare example of Jacobean design in the Western Hemisphere and the only one in the USA. 465 Bacon's Castle Trail.
National Historic Landmark. National Register of Historic Places 66000849
Bacon's Castle is administered by Preservation Virginia.
preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/bacons...
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Bacon's Castle
Bacon's Castle (1665), Surry County, VA. Built in 1665, it is nearly a century older than the popular structures seen across the James River in Colonial Williamsburg. The house was built by Arthur Allen as his plantation home. The name "Bacon's Castle" derives from its role in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676. In that year, Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion against the Virginia colonial government in Jamestown, drove the Allen family from the house, and used it as a fortification. The popular name stuck. The house is interesting architecturally because it is a rare example of Jacobean design in the Western Hemisphere and the only one in the USA. 465 Bacon's Castle Trail.
National Historic Landmark. National Register of Historic Places 66000849
Bacon's Castle is administered by Preservation Virginia.
preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/bacons...
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