Brompton (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

Historic house in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Brompton

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Virginia Landmarks Register

Brompton, Sunken Road & Hanover Street (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

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Location| Hanover St. and Sunken Rd., Fredericksburg, Virginia
Coordinates| 38°17′44″N 77°28′13″W﻿ / ﻿38.29556°N 77.47028°W﻿ / 38.29556; -77.47028
Area| 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built| 1820
Architectural style| Roman Revival
NRHP reference No.| 79003279[1]
VLR No.| 111-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| July 24, 1979
Designated VLR| May 15, 1979[2]

Brompton, originally known as Marye House, is an historic house located on heights overlooking the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The house was built in 1838 by John Lawrence Marye.[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 1979.[1]

The house sits atop an area of Fredericksburg known as 'Marye's Heights'.[4] The town was about 400 yards from Brompton and was a Confederate stronghold against repeated Union Army assaults on the slope during the Battle of Fredericksburg (1862–1863). Confederate General James Longstreet maintained his headquarters at Brompton.[5][6]

Brompton currently serves as the residence of the President of the University of Mary Washington.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
3. ^ Freeman, Douglas S. (2006). Christian, Susanne; Archer, Frances; Massie, Williams (eds.). Homes And Gardens In Old Virginia. Kessinger Publishing. p. 39\. ISBN 9781428656000. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
4. ^ Goolrick, John Tackett (1922). Historic Fredericksburg: the story of an old town. Whittet & Shepperson. pp. 172. "Brompton Fredericksburg."
5. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brompton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
6. ^ Brooks, Victor (2001). Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg: Battleground America. Da Capo Press. p. 35\. ISBN 9781580970365.

## External links

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* Brompton, Sunken Road & Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, VA: 3 photos and 3 measured drawings at Historic American Buildings Survey

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