NRHP Reference # 73002051 Designated VLR June 19, 1973 Area 4 ha Added to NRHP 25 June 1973 | VLR # 272-0001 Opened 1758 | |
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Similar Mill House Museum, Chase–Lloyd House, Gunston Hall, Hammond–Harwood House, Brice House | ||
Rockledge, is a historic home located at Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia, United States, near Washington D.C.
It was built in 1758 from stone at the request of John Balladine, a wealthy local industrialist. Architect William Buckland worked on this house.
The historic marker on the site reads:
John Ballendine built this finely proportioned Georgian House, "Rockledge," in c.1760. William Buckland, a premier colonial Chesapeake architect, reportedly designed it. "Rockledge" is a rare example of a Tidewater Virginia stone dwelling. Several entrepreneurs who sought to maximize Occoquan's potential as a port and industrial town resided there.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
References
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