Blenheim (Wakefield Corner, Virginia)
Blenheim is a historic home located near Wakefield Corner, Westmoreland County, Virginia. It was built about 1781, and is a two-story, three bay, Late Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a gable roof and two-story, frame wing. The house was built by the Washington family to replace the original family house at Wakefield soon after it burned on Christmas Day, 1779. The house was built for William Augustine Washington, the son of George Washington's half-brother Augustine Washington II. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. References External links Blenheim, State Route 204 vicinity, Oak Grove, Westmoreland County, VA: 4 photos and 4 measured drawings at Historic American Buildings Survey Washington family residences Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Georgian architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1781 Houses in Westmoreland County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Westmoreland County, Virginia