12000 E. Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, Forest, Virginia. County/parish: Bedford.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 12, 2009. NRIS 09000613.
2 contributing buildings.Also known as:
Liberty Hall is located in Bedford County in Forest, Virginia. It is one of the very few Federal-Style homes still standing today from the 1700s in the Central Virginia area. It was built in 1778 as a family home. Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley once visited the home during the Civil War. Many homes were burnt in Forest, Virginia in the 1800s yet Liberty Hall was spared. The first owner of Liberty Hall was the founder of Augusta Academy which is now Washington and Lee University. Liberty Hall is now a private residence that has stayed in the family for over 100 years. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679736