Brompton House
by John M Bailey
Title
Brompton House
Artist
John M Bailey
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
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 Laurence Mayre. The house sits atop an area of Fredericksburg known as Marye's Heights 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. The house also served as a Union hospital during the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864.
Brompton stands on land that was originally part of an 1,110 acre tract belonging to Fielding Lewis, brother-in-law of George Washington. Brompton currently serves as the residence of the President of the University of Mary Washington.
Copr 2017 JMBailey
Uploaded
June 7th, 2017
Statistics
Viewed 1,705 Times - Last Visitor from Montreal, QC - Canada on 04/16/2024 at 4:34 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Similar Images
Comments (12)
Recently Viewed
