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 BROMPTON - Fredericksburg, VA Posted by:  vhasler
N 38° 17.754 W 077° 28.111
18S E 284128 N 4241529
Brompton, formerly known as the Marye House, had a direct vantage point during the Battle of Fredericksburg. Now home for the president of University of Mary Washington.
Waymark Code: WMA04F
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2010
Views: 9
BROMPTON, a two-story brick house with one-story wings, built about 1837 by John Lawrence Marye. The high gabled roof of the main unit extends forward to form a portico its pediment pierced by
a lunette supported by four slender Ionic columns. An elliptical fanlight over the door and the delicate detail of the portico cornice, repeated under the eaves of the wings, are noteworthy. Inside, a hall extends across the front. The drawing rooms, in
the wings, have mantels of Italian marble imported for the White House but discarded because of slight defects. Brompton's peaceful existence on its hillside came to an abrupt end in December 1862, when Confederate officers used the porch as a vantage point to observe the progress of Federal troops below.
---- Virginia - A Guide to the Old Dominion State, 1940.
Located at intersection of Hanover and Sunken Roads. Now it is the home for the president of University of Mary Washington. The photo view of the house is limited as this location is private property, so taken from the bottom of the hill at the information sign.
Book: Virginia
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 351
Year Originally Published: 1940
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