Near Millwood in Clarke County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Long Branch

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 15, 2007

1. Long Branch Marker

Inscription. This Classical Revival mansion built for Robert Carter Burwell is one of the few remaining residential works in which B. Henry Latrobe, father of the American architectural profession, played a role in design. Latrobe offered suggestions to Burwell for a staircase and piazza in 1811, a few months after workmen had laid the foundations. Hugh Mortimer Nelson added the porticoes and castellated east wing after 1842, as well as the Greek Revival-style interior trim based on designs published by the architect Minard Lefever. The late Harry Z. Isaacs renovated the mansion in 1989.

Erected 1992 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number T-12.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.

Location. 39° 2.992′ N, 78° 2.872′ W. Marker is near Millwood, Virginia, in Clarke County. It is at the intersection of Long Branch Lane and Nelson Road (County Route 626) on Long Branch Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 830 Long Branch Lane, Millwood VA 22646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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: Greenway Historic District (approx. ¾ mile away); The Burwell-Morgan Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Millwood (approx. 1½ miles away); Blandy Experimental Farm (approx. 1.6 miles away); Carter Hall (approx. 1.7 miles away); Vinyard Fight (approx. 1.9 miles away); Fight at Berry's Ferry (approx. 2.3 miles away); John C. Underwood (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millwood.

Also see . . .
1. Long Branch Historic House and Farm. Website homepage (Submitted on December 23, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Biography of Benjamin Latrobe. (Submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 15, 2007

2. Long Branch Marker

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 15, 2007

3. Long Branch

Seen from Borden's Spring Road (Route 622) on the southern side of the mansion.

Entrance to the Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 15, 2007

4. Entrance to the Mansion

The Blue Ridge as a Backdrop image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 15, 2007

5. The Blue Ridge as a Backdrop

Looking over Long Branch Estate at the Blue Ridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,834 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.