Stonewall Court in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Ampthill
Half a mile south is Ampthill, built by the 1730s for Henry Cary Jr., a prominent building contractor. Cary's son, Archibald Cary, acquired the house in 1750. He was a member of all five of Virginia's Revolutionary Conventions, chaired the committee that drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the first constitution of Virginia, and was speaker of the state senate (1776-1786). Notable visitors at Ampthill included George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Nathanael Greene. The labor of enslaved Africans and African Americans sustained the plantation. The house originally stood nine miles southeast of here in what is now Chesterfield County and was moved to its present site in 1929-30.
Erected 2021 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA-30.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.
Location. 37° 34.057′ N, 77° 30.794′ W. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. 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 walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Wilton (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Wilton (approx. half a mile away); Three-Chopt Road (approx. half a mile away); Richmond Defences (approx. half a mile away); The Westwood Community (approx. 0.7 miles away); Windsor (approx. 0.7 miles away); Westwood Baptist Church (approx.
Other markers no longer nearby. Ampthill (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Wilton (was about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Historic American Buildings Survey, circa 1940
3. Ampthill (moved to 211 Ampthill Road, Richmond, Virginia).
Library of Congress [HABS VA,21-____,1-]
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on August 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
