Built c. 1815 (1815) VLR # 018-0052 Area 24 ha Function Home | NRHP Reference # 78003183 Designated VLR April 19, 1977 Added to NRHP 12 December 1978 | |
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Location NW of Charles on VA 618, Charles City, Virginia | ||
Woodburn, also known as Woodbourne, is a historic plantation house located near Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia. The house was built about 1815 by John Tyler, who later served as tenth President of the United States. The Palladian house is a three-part frame structure consisting of a tall, two-story, three-bay central section with a gable-end facade and flanking chimneys, and two, low one-story, one-bay wings. Also on the property are a contributing one-story frame office (c. 1830) and an original smokehouse. The Woodburn property was purchased by John Tyler in 1813. He resided there until 1821, and sold the property to his brother Wat H. Tyler in 1831. During his residence at Woodburn, he served as Congressman.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.