So I’m out at Bacon’s Castle in Surry, Virginia today.
For those of you who can’t make it to today’s event, but would like to know more about this place, I figured I’d write a summarized blog about this place.
I say summerizied because Bacon’s Castle happens to be the oldest brick home in Virginia. It was built in 1665, and is the only surviving example of High Jacobean architecture in the United States.
The “Castle” when first built was called Allen’s Brick House, as it was owned and built by Arthur Allen. It wasn’t until 1676 that it earned the moniker “Bacon’s Castle”. It was during the rebellion known as “Bacon’s Rebellion”, that several of Nathaniel Bacon’s men occupied the home for 4 months. The moniker was giving to the house after that, and it’s been stuck with the name since.
The “Castle” is owned and maintained by Preservation Virginia who maintain 6 historic sites in Virginia and have saved over 400 historic places since their founding in 1889.
There will be a post on Tuesday about the event itself, my thoughts and how it compared to last years event.
