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Historic house in Virginia, United States United States historic place
Conway House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location305 King St., Falmouth, Virginia
Coordinates38°19′16″N 77°28′4″W / 38.32111°N 77.46778°W / 38.32111; -77.46778
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1807 (1807)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.04000162
VLR No.089-0067-0031
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 8, 2004
Designated VLRDecember 3, 2003

Conway House, also known as the Moncure Daniel Conway House, is a historic home located at Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia. It was the home of author, clergyman, and abolitionist Moncure D. Conway (1832-1907) and used as a Union hospital during the American Civil War.

The home was built in 1807, and is a large two-story, five-bay, L-shaped Federal style brick dwelling. It has a full basement, side-gable slate roof, brick interior-end chimneys.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. In 2005, the National Park Service formally recognized the home as a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Historical Site. It is located in the Falmouth Historic District.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Norman L. and Lenetta F. School (March 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Conway House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  4. Schools, Norman. Virginia Shade: An African American History of Falmouth, Virginia. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse Inc., 2010: 275. ISBN 978-1-4759-0810-7

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