Brompton (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

Brompton
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Brompton, Sunken Road & Hanover Street (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
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Location	Hanover St. and Sunken Rd., Fredericksburg, Virginia
Coordinates	38°17′44″N77°28′13″W / 38.29556°N 77.47028°W / 38.29556; -77.47028
Area	11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built	1820
Architectural style	Roman Revival
NRHP reference No.	79003279 [1]
VLR No.	111-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1979
Designated VLR	May 15, 1979 [2]

Brompton, originally known as Marye House, is an historic house located on heights overlooking the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The house was built in 1838 by John Lawrence Marye. ^[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 1979. ^[1]

The house sits atop an area of Fredericksburg known as 'Marye's Heights'. ^[4] The town was about 400 yards from Brompton and was a Confederate stronghold against repeated Union Army assaults on the slope during the Battle of Fredericksburg (1862–1863). Confederate General James Longstreet maintained his headquarters at Brompton. ^{[5] [6]}

Brompton currently serves as the residence of the President of the University of Mary Washington. ^[5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
3. Freeman, Douglas S. (2006). Christian, Susanne; Archer, Frances; Massie, Williams (eds.). Homes And Gardens In Old Virginia. Kessinger Publishing. p. 39. ISBN   9781428656000 . Retrieved June 6, 2012.
4. Goolrick, John Tackett (1922). Historic Fredericksburg: the story of an old town. Whittet & Shepperson. pp.  172. Brompton Fredericksburg.
5. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brompton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
6. Brooks, Victor (2001). Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg: Battleground America. Da Capo Press. p. 35. ISBN   9781580970365.

External links

• Brompton, Sunken Road & Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, VA: 3 photos and 3 measured drawings at Historic American Buildings Survey