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Berkeley Plantation, one of the first plantations in America, comprises about 1,000 acres (400 ha) on the banks of the James River on State Route 5 in Charles City County, Virginia. Berkeley Plantation was originally called Berkeley Hundred, named after the Berkeley Company of England.
Virginia’s Most Historic Plantation. Berkeley’s history begins in 1619 when settlers observed the first official Thanksgiving in America. The 1726 Georgian mansion is the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the Declaration of Independence and governor of Virginia.
June 5, 19, & 29, 2024. Berkeley invites families to experience eighteenth-century history, explore the gardens and grounds, see our ninth president’s birthplace, and walk the same floors as our founding fathers. Colonial games and children’s activities are available from. 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Harrison built the homestead of Berkeley Plantation, which is believed to be the oldest three-story brick mansion in Virginia and is the ancestral home to two presidents: his grandson William Henry Harrison, and his great-great-grandson Benjamin Harrison.
21 de oct. de 2021 · The history of the property now known as the Berkeley Plantation begins back in 1619, only 12 years after the establishment of Jamestown. A small group of European explorers would land at a ...
24 de nov. de 2019 · This Georgian-style three-story brick mansion is the manor house at Berkeley Plantation, located on the James River in Charles River County. The plantation, originally called Berkeley Hundred, was one of the first plantations in America. Enslaved laborers of African descent built this house in 1726 under the direction of the property ...
Berkeley Plantation. c. 1726. 12602 Harrison Landing Rd. (VA 5). Open to the public. Berkeley is one of the earliest of the doublepile, two-story Georgian brick mansions of the colony. It was built by Benjamin Harrison IV, the husband of Robert “King” Carter's daughter Anne.
