Blenheim is a historic home located near Wakefield Corner,

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. It was built about 1781, and is a two-story, three bay, Late Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a gable roof and two-story, frame wing. The house was built by the Washington family to replace the original family house at

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soon after it burned on Christmas Day, 1779. The house was built for William Augustine Washington, the son of

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's half-brother Augustine Washington II. an
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in 1975.

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Blenheim, State Route 204 vicinity, Oak Grove, Westmoreland County, VA
4 photos and 4 measured drawings at

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