| Carter's Grove | |
|---|---|
| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
| Nearest city: | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Built/Founded: | 1750 |
| Architect: | David Minitree; Richard Talieferro |
| Architectural style(s): | Colonial, Other |
| Designated as NHL: | April 15, 1970[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | November 12, 1969[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 69000249 |
| Governing body: | Private |
Carter's Grove, also known as Carter's Grove Plantation, is a 750 acre (3 km²) plantation located on the north shore of the James River in the Grove Community of southeastern James City County in the Virginia Peninsula area of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the US. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Williamsburg is a city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco The James River in the US state of Virginia is a long River, including its Jackson River source Grove (also known locally as the Grove Community) is an Unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of James City County in the Peninsula James City County (formally the County of James City) is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region of the The Virginia Peninsula is a Peninsula in southeast Virginia, bounded by the York River, James River, Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the region of land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the USA. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
The plantation was built for Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, and was completed in 1755. Robert Carter also known as King Carter (1663 &ndash August 4 1732 of Lancaster County was a Colonist in Virginia and became one of the It was probably named for both the prominent and wealthy Carter family and nearby Grove Creek. Carter's Grove Plantation was built on the site of an earlier tract known as Martin's Hundred which had first been settled by the English colonists around 1620. Martin's Hundred was an early 17th century plantation located along about ten miles of the north shore of the James River in the Virginia Colony east of Jamestown In 1976, an archaeological project discovered the site of Wolstenholme Towne, a small settlement downstream a few miles from Jamestown which had been developed in the first 15 years of the Colony of Virginia. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Jamestown, located on Jamestown Island in the Virginia Colony, was founded on May 14 1607 The Colony of Virginia (also known frequently as the Virginia Colony and occasionally as the Dominion and Colony of Virginia) was the English colony The population of the settlement was decimated during the Indian Massacre of 1622. The Indian massacre of 1622 (also known as the Jamestown Massacre) occurred in the Virginia Colony on Good Friday, March 22, 1622.
After hundreds of years of multiple owners and generations of families, and the death of the last resident in 1964, Carter's Grove was added to Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's (CW) properties through a gift from the Rockefeller Foundation in 1969. Colonial Williamsburg' is the historic district of the Independent city of Williamsburg Virginia. The Rockefeller Foundation (RF is a prominent Philanthropic organization and Private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue New York City.
Carter's Grove was open to tourists for many years but closed its doors to the public in 2003 while its mission and role in CW's programs were redefined. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Later that year, Hurricane Isabel rendered serious damage to Carter's Grove Country Road, which had linked the estate directly to the Historic Area, a distance of 8 miles, bypassing commercial and public roadways. Hurricane Isabel was the costliest and deadliest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Carter's Grove Country Road was a narrow bucolic road between Carter's Grove Plantation at Ron Springs Road in the Grove Community of southeastern James City In an efficiency move, Colonial Williamsburg shifted some of the interpretive programs to locations contiguous to the Historic Area in Williamsburg. Colonial Williamsburg' is the historic district of the Independent city of Williamsburg Virginia. The foundation announced in late 2006 that it would be offered for sale, under specific restrictive conditions.
In December 2007, the Georgian style mansion and 476 acres were acquired for $15. Georgian architecture is the name given in most English -speaking countries to the set of Architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840 3 million by CNET founder Halsey Minor, whose announced plans to use the property as a private residence and a center for a thoroughbred horse breeding program. CNET Networks Inc is a media company based in San Francisco California, United States, and is part of CBS Interactive, owned Halsey Minor (born 1964 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA is a technology entrepreneur who founded CNET in 1993 (initial plans for the company began in A conservation easement on the mansion and 400 of the 476 acres is co-held by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. In the United States, a conservation easement is an Encumbrance &mdash sometimes including a transfer of usage rights ( Easement) &mdash which creates [3][4]
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History
Wolstenholme Towne
In 1620, Wolstenholme Towne was built on the original land grant on the James River known as Martin's Hundred (in what is now James City County, Virginia). The James River in the US state of Virginia is a long River, including its Jackson River source Martin's Hundred was an early 17th century plantation located along about ten miles of the north shore of the James River in the Virginia Colony east of Jamestown James City County (formally the County of James City) is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region of the It was owned by an investment group of the Virginia Company of London but was later abandoned after losing many of its citizens in the Indian Massacre of 1622. The London Company (also called the Charter of the Virginia Company of London) was an English Joint stock company established by royal charter by The Indian massacre of 1622 (also known as the Jamestown Massacre) occurred in the Virginia Colony on Good Friday, March 22, 1622.
Robert Carter
Robert Carter (1663-1732) aka "King" Carter, was born in Corotoman in Lancaster County, Virginia. Robert Carter also known as King Carter (1663 &ndash August 4 1732 of Lancaster County was a Colonist in Virginia and became one of the Lancaster County is a County located on the Northern Neck in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state in the United States. Robert was married to Judith Armistead (1665-1699). He bought some of the land that had been Wolstenholme Towne, when his daughter, Elizabeth Carter (1688-1721) married. Robert retained ownership of the property and Elizabeth was entitled to the income produced by the land.
Elizabeth Carter
Elizabeth Carter of Corotoman, Lancaster County, Virginia (1688-1721) was married to Nathaniel Burwell (1680-1721), in 1709. Lancaster County is a County located on the Northern Neck in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state in the United States. Elizabeth and Nathaniel had a son: Carter Burwell (1716-1777).
Carter Burwell
Carter Burwell (1716-1777) inherited the property from his grandfather, and built the current house on what was by then a 1,400-acre (6 km²) estate. Carter married Lucy Ludwell Grymes (1720-?). Lucy was the daughter of John Grymes (1691-1749) and Lucy Ludwell (1698-1748). Carter and Lucy lived in the completed house for six months before Carter died in 1777. Carter had a son, Nathaniel Burwell (1750-1814), who married Susanna Grymes (1752-1788) on November 28, 1772.
Nathaniel Burwell
Colonel Nathaniel Burwell (1750-1814) moved to Carter's Grove in 1771 and raised corn and wheat. Carter's Grove remained in the Burwell family until 1838.
Archibald McCrea
Archibald McCrea, a Pittsburgh industrialist, bought the mansion in 1928. He and his wife, Mary Carling (née Dunlop) "Mollie" McCrea, originally of Petersburg, had the mansion substantially modernized and expanded under the guidance of Richmond architect Duncan Lee. Petersburg is an Independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Lt Col Duncan Chaplin Lee (died 1996 was confidential assistant to Maj
Archibald McCrea died in 1937, but his widow lived on at Carter's Grove another 25 years. Soon after her death, it was purchased from her estate, and transferred to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
From 1969 to 2007, Carter's Grove was operated by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and was open to the public for most of those years. Colonial Williamsburg' is the historic district of the Independent city of Williamsburg Virginia. In the 1970s, archaeological discoveries uncovered the remains of the circa 1620 Wolstenholme Towne fortified settlement on the property (which was substantially wiped out by the Indian Massacre of 1622, and soon thereafter abandoned). The Indian massacre of 1622 (also known as the Jamestown Massacre) occurred in the Virginia Colony on Good Friday, March 22, 1622. Wolstenholme Towne and slave quarters from a later period were partially restored to represent their respective periods during the almost 400 year history of the property. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the [1][5]
However, while inclusion of a Colonial-era plantation was part of John D. Rockefeller Jr's aspirations for Colonial Williamsburg, the practical challenge with Carter’s Grove was that it did not connect directly with the focus on presenting Revolutionary-era Williamsburg and was unable to attract sufficient audiences. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Audience development—the appeal to rising generations—is fundamental to the Foundation. [6]
On January 2, 2003, the site was closed to the public to save operating funds saying:
- The main house at Carter's Grove is furnished as it was in 1928, and does not fit into the time period of Colonial Williamsburg. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
- Colonial Williamsburg is 7 miles (11 km) away and few visitors make the journey to the plantation.
- Closer to the downtown Williamsburg area, Colonial Williamsburg operates the Great Hopes Plantation which can easily be reached by the pedestrian traffic from the restored area.
An additional hardship in the physical linking between the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg and Carter's Grove Plantation was severe weather damage to bucolic Carter's Grove Country Road in James City County during Hurricane Isabel later in 2003. Carter's Grove Country Road was a narrow bucolic road between Carter's Grove Plantation at Ron Springs Road in the Grove Community of southeastern James City Hurricane Isabel was the costliest and deadliest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm destroyed many trees along the paved road, which is located almost entirely on private property, and required much of it to be semi-permanently closed, pending funding for costly repairs. (Since the hurricane, the Carter's Grove Plantation property continued to be physically accessible by its main entrance on U.S. Route 60 in Grove, Virginia, although still closed to the public). For the US Route 60 in the 1925 plan see US Route 66. US Route 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2670 Miles Grove (also known locally as the Grove Community) is an Unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of James City County in the Peninsula
In 2006, completing a four-year evaluation, CW concluded that the best approach to Carter's Grove was to offer it in a fully protected sale. This was to include restrictions to ensure protection of the James River view shed, wetlands and forest, exterior and interior architecture, and archaeological sites on the property as well as prohibit residential and commercial development. The James River in the US state of Virginia is a long River, including its Jackson River source [6] On March 31, 2007, Colonial Williamsburg announced that it would be listing Carter's Grove on 400 acres (1. 6 km²) with a real estate company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, for the amount of $19 million. Charlottesville is an Independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States
2007: Reverting to private ownership
Colonial Williamsburg put Carter's Grove up for sale, asking $19 million. [7]
On December 19, 2007, it was publicly announced that Carter's Grove, its Georgian style mansion and 476 acres were acquired for $15. 3 million by CNET founder Halsey Minor, a Virginia native and wealthy entrepreneur. CNET Networks Inc is a media company based in San Francisco California, United States, and is part of CBS Interactive, owned Halsey Minor (born 1964 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA is a technology entrepreneur who founded CNET in 1993 (initial plans for the company began in Per the press release from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation the new owner "plans to use the mansion as a private residence and use the site as a center for a thoroughbred horse-breeding program. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed "[3]
Colonial Williamsburg did not include the contents of the plantation in the sale. The contents, instead, are to be sold May 17-18, 2008 by Northeast Auctions at auction in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. [8]
A conservation easement on the mansion and 400 of the 476 acres is co-held by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. In the United States, a conservation easement is an Encumbrance &mdash sometimes including a transfer of usage rights ( Easement) &mdash which creates [3][4]
References
- ^ a b Carter's Grove. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-04-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
- ^ a b c Carter's Grove mansion sells for $15.3 million | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
- ^ a b Carter's Grove sold for $15.3 million - dailypress.com
- ^ James Dillon (October, 1974), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Carter's Grove PlantationPDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying 6 photos, exterior and interior, from 1974 and undatedPDF (32 KB)
- ^ a b Raising the Curtain
- ^ DailyPress. Com, March 31, 2007 article was here, may no longer be available on-line
- ^ "Today's Regional Mystery: Whaddayaknow?", DailyPress. Com, April 12, 2008 article is/was on-line here
External links
- [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.va0654: Carter's Grove, U. S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg vicinity, James City County, VA:
84 photos, 27 drawings, 4 data pages and supplemental material], at Historic American Building Survey
- Press Release Colonial Williamsburg Foundation April 2, 2007
- Real Estate listing (April 2007) with McLean-Faulconer
- HABS - Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress) Carter's Grove
- Virginian-Pilot Newspaper December 19, 2007 "Carter's Grove mansion sells"
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