Near Gloucester in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Rosewell
Photographed By Laura Troy, October 13, 2007
1. Rosewell Marker
Inscription.
Rosewell. . Three miles west, on Carter’s Creek, stand the ruins of Rosewell, a grand mansion with the finest brickwork in the English colonies. Begun in 1725 by Mann Page I, and home to the Page family for more than one hundred years, Rosewell stood three stories tall. It was crowned with a parapet and twin octagonal cupolas and had two flanking dependencies on the north front that formed a forecourt. Rosewell contained fine paneling and wood carving. In 1916, fire swept the mansion, leaving a magnificent shell that is a testament to 18th-century craftsmanship.
Three miles west, on Carter’s Creek, stand the ruins of Rosewell, a grand mansion with the finest brickwork in the English colonies. Begun in 1725 by Mann Page I, and home to the Page family for more than one hundred years, Rosewell stood three stories tall. It was crowned with a parapet and twin octagonal cupolas and had two flanking dependencies on the north front that formed a forecourt. Rosewell contained fine paneling and wood carving. In 1916, fire swept the mansion, leaving a magnificent shell that is a testament to 18th-century craftsmanship.
Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number NW-14.)
Location. 37° 20.702′ N, 76° 31.347′ W. Marker is near Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. Marker is on George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) south of Hickory Fork Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5113 George Washington Memorial Hwy, White Marsh VA 23183, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fairfield (here, next to this marker); Rosewell and Werowocomoco (a
More about this marker. This marker sits with NW-22 and is yards from NW-8 and NW-6
Photographed By Kevin W., July 21, 2010
2. Rosewell Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,259 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on October 14, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. 2. submitted on July 27, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
