Architecture in Virginia

Originally dubbed "Retirement" by the Navy Commodore who built it in 1780, this beautiful mansion is now the centerpiece of a suburban community park.

Home to a 27 room house, this estate was crafted by Black entrepreneur Olander Banks Sr.

This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

A small brick parlor house and artist's studio located in the wilderness is surrounded by imposing suburban palaces.

Hidden in the forest atop a long, winding driveway is this stately home.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.