North Wales (Warrenton, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°40′36″N 77°49′21″W / 38.67667°N 77.82250°W

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North Wales
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register


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Location	7500 Ironwood Ln., Warrenton, Virginia
Coordinates	38°40′36″N 77°49′21″W / 38.67667°N 77.82250°W / 38.67667; -77.82250
Area	1,287.9 acres (521.2 ha)
Built	1776
Architect	Little & Browne; et al.
Architectural style	Georgian, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	99000726^[1]
VLR No.	030-0093
Added to NRHP	June 29, 1999
Designated VLR	March 17, 1999^[2]

North Wales is a historic plantation^[3] and national historic district located in Fauquier County, Virginia near Warrenton, Virginia. Currently it is a 1,287.9-acre (521.2 ha) historic district that includes a manor home and farm. A date of significance for the site is 1776. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1]

The listed area includes work by Little & Browne and other architects and/or builders. It includes Georgian and Colonial Revival architecture in 38 contributing buildings, eight contributing sites and contributing structures.^[1]

The estate on 1,471 acres was sold to former Goldman Sachs partner David B. Ford September 30, 2014 for $21 Million.^[4] Ford has acquired other historic properties including the noted record-breaking purchase of Newport, RI Gilded Age mansion Miramar by architect Horace Trumbauer, for $17.15 million in 2006.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ Cheryl H. Shepherd (December 21, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: North Wales" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. Retrieved February 19, 2011. and Accompanying photo at Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, undated
^ "1,471-acre North Wales sells to financier for $21 million". Fauquier Now. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
^ "Newport `Cottage,' 27 Bedrooms, Needs Work, Sells at Record". bloomberg.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

External links

North Wales sales brochure

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