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North Wales (Warrenton, Virginia)

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Built
  
1776

VLR #
  
030-0093

Opened
  
1776

Added to NRHP
  
29 June 1999

NRHP Reference #
  
99000726

Designated VLR
  
March 17, 1999

Area
  
5.212 kmĀ²

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Location
  
7392 Ironwood Ln., Warrenton, Virginia

Architectural styles
  
Colonial Revival architecture, Georgian architecture

North Wales is a historic plantation 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.

The listed area includes work by Arthur Little and other architects and/or builders. It includes Georgian and Colonial Revival architecture in 38 contributing buildings, eight contributing sites and contributing structures.

The estate on 1,471 acres was sold to former Goldman Sachs partner David B. Ford September 30, 2014 for $21 Million. 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.

References

North Wales (Warrenton, Virginia) Wikipedia