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Stratford Hall is a historic house museum near Lerty in Westmoreland County, Virginia. It was the plantation house of four generations of the Lee family of Virginia (with descendants later to expand to Maryland and other states).
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Stratford Hall is my favorite day-trip destination on Virginia's Northern Neck. It's known as Robert E. Lee's birthplace, but it is far more than just another shrine to Lee. The credit for this architectural beauty goes to R. E. Lee's ancestors--the prominent Lee family.
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- Stratford Hall is open:Sun - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Hotels near Stratford Hall: (0.25 mi) The Inn at Stratford Hall (8.31 mi) Thousand Trails Harbor View (3.95 mi) The Inn at Montross (1.97 mi) Charm...
- Restaurants near Stratford Hall: (0.02 mi) Plantation Dining Room (4.05 mi) The Art Of Coffee (4.03 mi) Yesterday's Family Restaurant (3.96 mi) Ang...
Aug 26, 2024 · Stratford Hall is a 1,500-acre plantation located in Westmoreland County on the Potomac River. The politician and planter Thomas Lee purchased the land for Stratford in 1717; although no records exist to indicate when the house was built, construction likely began in 1738 and was completed sometime in the 1740s.
Built by Thomas Lee in the 1730s, Stratford Hall Plantation is the birthplace of Robert E. Lee and was home to four generations of the Lee family, including the only brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence: Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee.
Mar 15, 2011 · Stratford Hall, the grand house built by Thomas Lee on the south bank of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia, marked a new style of architecture that made its appearance in eighteenth-century Virginia.
Apr 7, 2013 · Destination: Stratford Hall is located in Westmoreland County, Va., about 45 minutes east of Fredericksburg, Va., and two hours from Washington. 483 Great House Road, Stratford....
Jan 9, 2005 · Architecturally, Stratford Hall is a notable example of early Georgian architecture, yet with many features that make it unique. Its H-plan gives it a kinship with the Capitol building at Williamsburg and Tuckahoe in Goochland County, Va.
