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Greenway Court is a historic country estate near White Post in rural Clarke County, Virginia. The property is the site of the seat of the vast 18th-century land empire of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1693-1781), the only ennobled British colonial proprietor to live in one of the North American colonies.
- 5 acres (2.0 ha)
- October 9, 1960
- 1748
Greenway Court, Virginia, U.S. Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (22 October 1693 – 9 December 1781), was a Scottish peer . The only resident peer in late colonial-era America , Fairfax owned a vast territory of land in Virginia known as the Northern Neck Proprietary , which his ancestors had acquired in 1649 by a land ...
- 9 December 1781 (aged 88), Greenway Court, Virginia, US
Greenway Plantation is a wood-frame, -story plantation house in Charles City County, Virginia. Historic Route 5 and the Virginia Capital Trail bikeway, both of which connect Williamsburg and Richmond pass to slightly south of this private home. Located just west of the county seat Charles City Courthouse, Virginia, Greenway is one of ...
- November 12, 1969
- 1775; 248 years ago
- 0 acres (0 ha)
- Greenway, Charles City County, Virginia
9 de ene. de 2005 · Ownership and Administration (1961). Private. Significance. Greenway Court was for 30 years the home of Lord Thomas Fairfax, the only English peer residing in the Colonies, a friend to young George Washington, and proprietor of a 5-million-acre grant of Virginia lands.
He was a frequent visitor to Greenway Court, befriended George William Fairfax (the son of the Lord's cousin and agent, William Fairfax), and became familiar with the northern Shenandoah Valley, living in Winchester and receiving a commission in and command of the Virginia Regiment.
Greenway Court. The home of Thomas, the 6th Lord Fairfax, at White Post, Virginia. Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, was the only resident peer in Colonial America. In 1761, he moved to the backwoods of Virginia, from Belvoir near Mount Vernon. This portrait belongs to the Masonic Lodge in Alexandria, Virginia.
29 de mar. de 2009 · United States Department of Interior. Erected 1980 by Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1980. Location. 39° 2.658′ N, 78° 7.152′ W. Marker is in White Post, Virginia, in Clarke County.
