Fortsville is a historic home located near

Grizzard Grizzard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ephraim Grizzard (died 1892), African-American lynching victim * Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. (born 1954), American historian, writer, and documentary editor * George Grizzard (1928–20 ...

Sussex County, Virginia Sussex County is a rural county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,829. Its county seat is Sussex. It was formed in 1754 from Surry County. The county is named after the county of Sussex, ...

. Its present form consists of a two-story, three-bay, front-gabled central section flanked by one-story, two-bay wings, with a center section extension completed in 1792. The frame dwelling is set on a brick foundation. Fortsville was the home of statesman

John Y. Mason John Young Mason (April 18, 1799October 3, 1859) was a United States representative from Virginia, the 16th and 18th United States Secretary of the Navy, the 18th Attorney General of the United States, United States Ambassador to France, United ...

(1799–1859). an
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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 1970.

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External links

Owner's website
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, Virginia Houses in Sussex County, Virginia {{SussexCountyVA-NRHP-stub