Chatham Manor

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Chatham Manor is a historic 18th-century plantation house overlooking the Rappahannock River that played significant roles in the American Civil War and later preservation efforts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
historic site
museum
plantation house
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
associatedWithBattle Battle of Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville Campaign
builtIn 18th century
completedIn 1771
constructionStartYear 1768
country United States
donatedTo National Park Service
donationYear 1975
hasBuildingType mansion
plantation house
hasFeature brick construction
formal gardens
terraced lawns
hasHistoricUse plantation
slave plantation
hasNumberOfStories 2
hasSignificance Civil War medical history
historic preservation history
plantation-era social history
isTouristAttraction true
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Stafford County, Virginia
locatedNear Fredericksburg, Virginia
linked to: Fredericksburg
namedAfter William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
nrhpType contributing property
openToPublic true
originalOwner William Fitzhugh
overlooks Rappahannock River
ownedBy National Park Service
partOf Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
state Virginia
underwent landscape restoration in the 1920s–1930s
major restoration in the 1920s
usedAs Union field hospital
Union headquarters
usedDuring American Civil War
visitedBy Abraham Lincoln
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Washington
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
William Henry Harrison

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