Bacons Castle

Bacon's Castle is located in . It is the oldest documented brick dwelling in what is now the United States. Built in 1665, it is noted as an extremely rare example of Carolean architecture in the New World.
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  • Type: plantation
  • Description: located in Surry County, Virginia, USA, and is Virginia’s oldest documented brick dwelling
  • Also known as: “Allen’s Brick House”, “Arthur Allen House”, and “Bacon’s Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Brick Church.

Church
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variously known as the Lawnes Creek Parish Church or the Lower Surry Church is a historic church in Bacon's Castle, . The lower chapel of the Southwark Parish was a brick rectangular room church built in 1754 about a mile northwest of Bacon's Castle, in . is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Bacons Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rushmere and Surry.

Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 1,175. is situated 4 miles southeast of Bacons Castle.

Village
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is an incorporated town in , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 208. It is the county seat of County. Its name is derived from the county of Surrey in England. is situated 6 miles west of Bacons Castle.

Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
also known as Wharf is a census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 153. is situated 6 miles northwest of Bacons Castle.

Bacons Castle

Latitude
37.10543° or 37° 6′ 20″ north
Longitude
-76.73024° or 76° 43′ 49″ west
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
87954749+5W
Geo­Names ID
4745204
Wiki­data ID
Q4839914
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