National Register of Historic Places
Mayhurst
Also known as Howard Place
- On the Register
- since Nov 12, 1969
- Style
- Victorian
- Significant for
- Other, Architecture
- Importance
- Statewide
- Type
- Building
- Where
- SW of jct. of Rte. 647 and U.S. 15, Orange, VA
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About
Mayhurst is an 1859 Italianate mansion in Orange, Virginia. It was built by the Willis family relatives of President James Madison as the plantation house for an estate comprising 2,500 acres (10 km2) of fields, pastures and forest. It was a scene of action in the Civil War. It is currently operated as an Inn.
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PDF
The original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · PDF, 21 MB. Read it at the National Archives ↗
Part of Orange’s story
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Nearby on the Register
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41682384 · Wikidata.