Birthplace Of Patrick Henry
The Birthplace of Patrick Henry (1736–1799), the Founding Father and American statesman from Virginia, was a farmhouse called Studley, located in what is now the village of Studley in Hanover County, Virginia.
The house, a two-story brick structure, was built in the 1720s by John Symes, whose wife Sarah married Patrick Henry's father John after Symes died. Patrick Henry was born in the house on May 29, 1736. By 1796 the farmstead included a significant number of outbuildings. The house was destroyed by fire in 1807, and now only archaeological remnants remain.
Patrick Henry's Birthplace Archeological Site | |
 Overview of the site | |
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| Nearest city | Studley, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°40′09″N 77°17′28″W / 37.669113°N 77.290977°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built by | John Symes |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001819 |
| Added to NRHP | August 2, 1982 |
There is an interpretive plaque near the site at 9620 Studley Farms Drive. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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