Westover Plantation

7000 Westover Rd,

Charles City, VA 23030

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Westover is premier example of colonial Georgian architecture and the quintessential James River plantation house.

Mansion is noteworthy for its secret passages, gardens and elegantarchitectural details.

Westover Plantation is located on the north bank of the James River, Virginia.

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The property remained in the Byrd family until 1817, and both William Byrd I and II are buried here.

Westover Plantation is one of Virginia's oldest and grandest plantation mansions and US National Historic Landmark. The mansion was built 1750 in the Georgian style by the Byrd family. William Byrd II, the founder of Richmond. During the American Civil War, Westover was used as headquarters of the Union Fifth Corps.