Weston Manor is an 18th-century

plantation house A plantation house is the main house of a plantation, often a substantial farmhouse, which often serves as a symbol for the plantation as a whole. Plantation houses in the Southern United States and in other areas are known as quite grand and e ...

on the south shore of the

Appomattox River The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in central and eastern Virginia in the United ...

Hopewell, Virginia Hopewell is an independent city surrounded by Prince George County and the Appomattox River in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 23,033. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Hopewell with Prin ...

History

William and Christian Eppes Gilliam built their home, Weston Manor, in 1789 on land in

Prince George County Prince George County is a county (United States), county located in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 43,010. Its county seat is Prince George, Virginia ...

that was acquired two years earlier from her cousin

John Wayles Eppes John Wayles Eppes (April 1772September 13, 1823) was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1803 to 1811 and again from 1813 to 1815. He also served in the U.S. Senate (1817–1819). H ...

. The Gilliam family arrived in Virginia in the 17th century as indentured servants. By the late 18th century through hard work and smart marriages the family had amassed several plantations in the area. Christian was the daughter of Richard Eppes of neighboring

Appomattox Plantation Appomattox Manor is a former Plantation house in the Southern United States, plantation house in Hopewell, Virginia, United States. It is best known as the Union Army, Union headquarters during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864–65. The restore ...

. Weston Manor was originally known as Western Manor because it was west of Appomattox Plantation, also known as Appomattox Manor.

Current status

Weston Manor is 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 ...

. It is noted for its period interior.

External links

Weston Manor

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Houses completed in 1780 Houses in Hopewell, Virginia Museums in Hopewell, Virginia Plantation houses in Virginia Historic house museums in Virginia Georgian architecture in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Hopewell, Virginia {{Virginia-museum-stub