Brown's Ferry, also known as the Mahone House, is a historic home near Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1815, and is a large two-story, five-bay,

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style brick dwelling. It has a one-story kitchen attached to the rear. The main house has a side gable roof and three interior end chimneys. The interior features notable woodwork and painting. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse,

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, and pole barn. It was the birthplace of Confederate General William Mahone (1826–1895). an
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/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Federal architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1815 Houses in Southampton County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Southampton County, Virginia Brick buildings and structures in Virginia {{SouthamptonCountyVA-NRHP-stub