Rosewell

Rosewell is our third and final Virginia plantation. Located across the York River from Williamsburg, Rosewell was built from 1726 through 1737 by the Page family, who held on to it for more than 100 years. Thomas Jefferson wrote a rough draft of the Declaration of Independence there. Yet perhaps no other plantation has had … Continue reading »

Compare the ghostly photo dated 1935 with the current one showing it’s use for various social occasions.