Chantilly is a historic

archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...

located near Montross,

Westmoreland County, Virginia Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 18,477. Its county seat is Montross. History As originally established by the Virginia colony's ...

. The site was the home of U.S. Founding Father

Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia, best known for the June 1776 Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from ...

(1732-1794) in his later years.MarkerHistory.com: Stratford and Chantilly Marker, J-76
/ref> It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1971.

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Rivah Research: Westmoreland County History & Genealogy
Lee family residences Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Westmoreland County, Virginia 1763 establishments in Virginia Homes of United States Founding Fathers {{WestmorelandCountyVA-NRHP-stub