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Ben Venue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Ben Venue in May, 2016
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Location	Northeast of Washington on VA 729, near Washington, Virginia
Coordinates	38°43′18″N 78°03′51″W / 38.72167°N 78.06417°W / 38.72167; -78.06417
Area	73 acres (30 ha)
Built	1844 (1844)-1846
Built by	Powers, James Leake
Part of	Ben Venue Rural Historic District (ID15001042)
NRHP reference No.	79003075
VLR No.	078-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 28, 1979
Designated CP	February 2, 2016
Designated VLR	October 16, 1979

Ben Venue is a historic home and farm located near Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia. The main house was built between 1844 and 1846, and is a three-story, five-bay, brick dwelling with a side gable roof and parapets. It features a one-story porch that covers the central three bays; it has four Doric order columns supporting a bracketed entablature. The property also includes three brick slave cabins, the original Fletcher homestead, kitchen, smokehouse, privy, and a formal garden.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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 September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ben Venue" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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