Conway House

305 King St., Falmouth, Virginia. County/parish: Stafford.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 08, 2004. NRIS 04000162.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • 089-0067-0031
  • Conway, Moncure Daniel, House

From Wikipedia:

Conway House (Falmouth, Virginia)

Conway House, also known as the Moncure Daniel Conway House, is a historic home located at Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia. It was the home of author, clergyman, and abolitionist Moncure D. Conway (1832-1907) and used as a Union hospital during the American Civil War.

The home was built in 1807, and is a large two-story, five-bay, L-shaped Federal style brick dwelling. It has a full basement, side-gable slate roof, brick interior-end chimneys.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. In 2005, the National Park Service formally recognized the home as a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Historical Site. It is located in the Falmouth Historic District.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683749

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