Pilgrim's Rest, also known as Belle Mont Grove and Mount Wesley, is a historic home and national

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located near Nokesville,

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. It dates to the 18th century, and is a -story, three-bay, Tidewater style, frame dwelling with a double-pile, side hall plan. It has a one-story, gable-roofed, rebuilt kitchen and dining addition dated to 1956, when the house was remodeled. The house features a pair of unusual exterior brick chimneys on the south end with a two-story pent closet. Also included in the district are a late-19th century frame granary / barn, a frame, gable-roofed tool shed, and an

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constructed of concrete block with a metal gable roof. In 1996–1998, the Kinsley Granary was moved from the Buckland area of Prince William County, and is a -story stone structure that was rebuilt as a guest house. an
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in 1989, with a boundary increase in 2004. File:PILGRIM'S REST, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA.jpg

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Pilgrim's Rest, State Route 607 vicinity, Aden, Prince William County, VA
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Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Colonial architecture in Virginia Houses in Prince William County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Prince William County, Virginia {{PrinceWilliamCountyVA-NRHP-stub