Colonial Heights, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Ellerslie

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009

1. Ellerslie Marker

Inscription. In 1839, David Dunlop and his wife, Anna Mercer Minge, a niece of President William Henry Harrison, acquired the Ellerslie tract. Robert Young designed the castellated Gothic Revival mansion for Dunlop in 1856, and construction began the next year. Surrounded by elaborately landscaped grounds, Ellerslie was damaged during the Civil War by Union artillery on 9 May 1864. Later, Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard established his headquarters here, and a Confederate rest camp occupied the grounds. In 1910, Carneal and Johnston, of Richmond, remodeled Ellerslie in a fanciful version of the Bungaloid style, but the tower and the basic structure of the house are original.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number S-32.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #09 William Henry Harrison, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 9, 1864.

Location. 37° 16.224′ N, 77° 24.242′ W. Marker is in Colonial Heights, Virginia. It is on Longhorn Drive 0.1 miles north of East Ellerslie Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Colonial Heights VA 23834, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Ellerslie (here, next to this marker); Dunlop's Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dunlop Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Electric Railway (approx. ¾ mile away); "Brave to Madness" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of Swift Creek (approx. one mile away); Swift Creek Battlefield: A Landscape of Change (approx. 1.1 miles away); Chesterfield Highlands Historic District (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colonial Heights.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Union Army Checked (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Ellerslie. National Register of Historic Places. (Submitted on September 11, 2009.)

Ellerslie (private drive) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009

2. Ellerslie (private drive)

Ellerslie Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009

3. Ellerslie Tower

Ellerslie, Colonial Heights image. Click for full size.

Photographed by National Register Nomination

4. Ellerslie, Colonial Heights

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,246 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on September 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.