Sabine Hall

Sabine Hall is a historic house near Warsaw in Richmond County, Virginia. It was built about 1734 by the noted planter, burgess and patriot Landon Carter (1710–1778), and is one of the finest Georgian brick plantation houses in Virginia. Numerous descendants served in the Virginia General Assembly. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970. At the time of its listing, it was still owned by Carter/Welford descendants. Sabine Hall is located in a rural setting south of Warsaw, Virginia, on a ridge overlooking the Rappahannock River to the south. Its plantation estate extends east to Jaggers Creek and north and west to U.S. Route 360. The main plantation house is a two-story brick Georgian mansion. It is flanked by later 1+1⁄2-story brick wings. Its main facade has a center two-story four-column portico with a triangular pediment. The interior has a fully paneled central hall measuring 18 by 48 feet (5.5 by 14.6 m) and an elaborate carved walnut staircase said to be one of the finest in the nation. The house overlooks six terraced garden levels extending toward the river. The core of the plantation house was built about 1730 by the noted planter Landon Carter (1710–1778). In 1764, the house was enlarged, connected by a covered passage to a kitchen dependency (now removed). The construction date of one wing is unknown; the other wing was added in 1929 to give the building visual symmetry. Landon Carter's eldest son and heir, Robert Wormeley Carter, was the first owner to serve in the Virginia House of Burgesses; he completed or remodeled some of the interior finishes, purchasing cabinetry and other items from William Buckland, who had built nearby Mount Airy for Colonel John Tayloe II. His son, another Landon Carter, married Catherine Tayloe, daughter of Tayloe. His grandson, Robert W. Carter, served in both the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate and died at Sabine Hall in October 1861; he also remodeled the property in the 1840s and 1850s. His only surviving child, a daughter, married Dr. Armistead Welford of Fredericksburg, who received a federal pardon at the end of the war. Their son, R. Carter Welford (1853–1919), inherited Sabine Hall and also served in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Sabine Hall is a historic house located near Warsaw in Richmond County, Virginia. Built about 1734 by noted planter, burgess and patriot Landon Carter (1710–1778), it is one of Virginia's finest Georgian brick manor houses. Numerous descendants served in the Virginia General Assembly. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. At the time of its National Register listing, it was still owned by Carter / Wellford descendants. The central core of the plantation house was built by noted planter Landon Carter (1710–1778) in about 1730. In 1764 the house was enlarged to join the kitchen outbuilding (since demolished) via a covered passage. One of the wings was added at an unknown date; the other was added in 1929 to give the building visual symmetry. Landon Carter's firstborn son and heir Robert Wormeley Carter, who would be the first owner to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates finished or remodeled parts of the interior, purchasing cabinetry and other items from William Buckland who built the neighboring Mount Airy for Col. John Tayloe II. His son, another Landon Carter, would marry Tayloe's daughter Catharine Tayloe. His grandson, Robert W. Carter, who would serve in both the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate before dying at Sabine Hall in October 1861, also remodeled the property in the 1840s and 1850s. His only surviving child, a daughter, married Dr. Armistead Wellford of Fredericksburg, who received a federal pardon at the war's end. Their son, R. Carter Wellford (1853-1919) would inherit Sabine Hall and also serve in the Virginia House of Delegates.

• 1970

  Declared a National Historic Landmark

• 1969

  Added to the National Register of Historic Places

• 1929

  One wing added to give building visual symmetry

• 1764

  House enlarged to join kitchen outbuilding via covered passage

• 1734

  Sabine Hall built by Landon Carter

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