Vaucluse (plantation)

Vaucluse plantation in Virginia

Vaucluse was a villa in Fairfax County, Virginia. Located three miles (5 km) from Alexandria and 10 miles (16 km) from Washington, D.C., on a hill near the Virginia Theological Seminary. It was owned first by Dr. James Craik,[1] and later by the Fairfax family, the first being Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

  1. ^ Washington, George (1893). "Journal of Col. George Washington". Washington Post. J. Munsell's Sons. p. 273. Vaucluse (plantation).