Mayhurst

Mayhurst
Mayhurst Inn facade
Mayhurst is located in Virginia
Mayhurst
Mayhurst is located in the United States
Mayhurst
Location12460 Mayhurst Lane
Orange, Virginia 22960
Coordinates38°14′10.4″N 78°6′53.3″W / 38.236222°N 78.114806°W / 38.236222; -78.114806
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
Architectural styleVictorian
NRHP reference No.69000268[1]
VLR No.068-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1969
Designated VLRSeptember 9, 1969[2]

Mayhurst is an 1859 Italianate mansion in Orange, Virginia. It was built by the Willis family relatives of President James Madison as the plantation house for an estate comprising 2,500 acres (10 km2) of fields, pastures and forest. It was a scene of action in the Civil War. It is currently operated as an Inn.[3]

  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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Home". mayhurstinn.com.