Corotoman

Corotoman
Historic marker denoting the location of the home
Corotoman is located in Virginia
Corotoman
LocationAddress Restricted
Weems, Virginia
Coordinates37°39′17″N 76°26′38″W / 37.65472°N 76.44389°W / 37.65472; -76.44389
Area160 acres (65 ha)
Built1650–1699, 1700s
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.70000805[1]
VLR No.051-0034
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1970
Designated VLRDecember 2, 1969[2]

Corotoman was a 17th and 18th century plantation on the Rappahannock River in Lancaster County, Virginia, United States. Corotoman was the residence of Robert Carter I (1662/63 – 4 August 1732), a colonial Governor of Virginia and one of the wealthiest men in the British colonies in North America.[3][4][5][6][7] Corotoman was located on a point overlooking the Rappahannock River, and flanked by Carter's Creek and Corrotoman River to its east and west respectively.[3][5]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ a b The Foundation for Historic Christ Church. "Corotoman". The Foundation for Historic Christ Church. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  4. ^ Anne-Louise Monn (July 6, 2004). "Rosewell, Corotoman, and Christ Church". The National Institute of American History and Democracy Journals. Archived from the original on July 5, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Glenn, Thomas Allen (1899). Some colonial mansions: and those who lived in them : with genealogies of the various families mentioned. H.T. Coates and Company.
  6. ^ Mooney, Barbara Burlison (2007). Prodigy houses of Virginia: architecture and the native elite. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-2673-5. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017.
  7. ^ Loth, Calder, ed. (2000). The Virginia landmarks register. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 0-8139-1862-6. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017.