Bacons Castle
Bacon's Castle, also variously known as "Allen's Brick House" or the "Arthur Allen House" is located in Surry County, Virginia, United States, and is the oldest documented brick dwelling in what is now the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Old Brick Church
Church
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Old Brick Church variously known as the Lawnes Creek Parish Church or the Lower Surry Church is a historic church in Bacon's Castle, Virginia. 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 Surry County, Virginia. Old Brick Church is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Bacons Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rushmere and Surry.
Rushmere
Village
Rushmere is a census-designated place in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,018 at the 2010 census. Rushmere is situated 4 miles southeast of Bacons Castle.
Surry
Village
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Surry is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 244 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Surry County. Its name is derived from the county of Surrey in England. Surry is situated 6 miles west of Bacons Castle.
Scotland
Village
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Scotland also known as Scotland Wharf is a census-designated place in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 203. Scotland is situated 6 miles northwest of Bacons Castle.
Bacons Castle
- Location: Surry, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Bacons Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “培根堡”
- German: “Bacon’s Castle”
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