Windsor Farms in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Windsor

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 18, 2009

1. Windsor Marker

Inscription. Windsor was part of a 600 acre tract that was conveyed to Daniel S. Hylton by Charles Carter, trustee, in the William Byrd lottery of 1776. In the early years of the 19th century Windsor was owned and farmed by William Dandridge, nephew of Martha Washington, who was married to Susan Armistead. Charles F. Gillette, noted landscape architect, worked on the gardens for a period of fifty years beginning in 1919. The present house was built in 1945.

Erected 1983 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number SA-28.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 37° 33.638′ N, 77° 30.292′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Windsor Farms. It is at the intersection of Lilac Lane and Calycanthus Road on Lilac Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond VA 23221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

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It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mary-Cooke Branch Munford (approx. ¼ mile away); Virginia House (approx. half a mile away); Intermediate Line of Confederate Defenses (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Ampthill (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Wilton (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Wilton (approx. 0.8 miles away); Walgreens (approx. one mile away); Pony Pasture Rapids (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Other markers no longer nearby. Ampthill (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Wilton (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 18, 2009

2. Lilac Lane

been replaced with another marker now near it).

Windsor Farms image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 18, 2009

3. Windsor Farms

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,625 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.