J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace | |
 Fields at the site | |
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| Location | N side of VA 773, W of jct. with VA 617, near Ararat, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°33′48″N 80°33′16″W / 36.56333°N 80.55444°W |
| Area | 71 acres (29 ha) |
| Built | 1820 |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001161[1] |
| VLR No. | 070-0060 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 1998 |
| Designated VLR | December 3, 1997[2] |
Laurel Hill Farm is a private park and historic home located in Ararat, Virginia. The birthplace of James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, seventy-five acres of the 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) plantation owned by the Stuart Family was saved in 1992 by the J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust with assistance from the Civil War Trust, a division of the American Battlefield Trust.[3] The J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, founded by Historian and Author Thomas D. "Tom" Perry, is a non-profit corporation that has interpreted the site and holds events on the property.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ [1] American Battlefield Trust "Saved Land" webpage. Accessed May 25, 2018.
- ^ Perry, Thomas D. J. E. B. Stuart's Birthplace: The History of the Laurel Hill Farm, 2008, ISBN 1-4382-3934-3, ISBN 978-1-4382-3934-7.