The Tuleyries is an ante-bellum estate near White Post, Virginia.[3]

The Tuleyries
The Tuleyries, March 1971
The Tuleyries is located in Northern Virginia
The Tuleyries
The Tuleyries is located in Virginia
The Tuleyries
The Tuleyries is located in the United States
The Tuleyries
Location1.5 mi. E of White Post off VA 628, White Post, Virginia
Coordinates39°4′16″N 78°4′26″W / 39.07111°N 78.07389°W / 39.07111; -78.07389
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1833 (1833)
Architectural styleFederal, Late Federal
NRHP reference No.72001388[1]
VLR No.021-0082
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 1972
Designated VLRJuly 6, 1971[2]

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The complex was built around 1833 by Colonel Joseph Tuley, Jr. (1796–1860), a large slaveholder,[4] who made the name a pun on his name and the Tuileries Palace. The house is a late Federal style mansion with a domed entrance hall. The house was sold by the Tuley family to Colonel Upton Lawrence Boyce (1830–1907) in 1866.

In 1903 the property was acquired by Graham Furber Blandy (1868–1926), who hired Philadelphia architect Mantle Fielding (1865–1941) to restore and improve the mansion.[5] Two-thirds The Tuleyries – as part of The Estate of Graham Furber Blandy, Deceased – was bequeathed to the University of Virginia.

That land is now known as the Blandy Experimental Farm and The Virginia State Arboretum. The remaining property and house remained in the Blandy family.[6] As well as twenty acres of lawn and garden the property includes a further three hundred and eighty six acres of forest and farm.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

In March 2020, the manor house and 406 acres were listed for sale for $5 million.[7] In October 2023, the house and most of its historic furnishings were sold at auction for $4.1 million in the bankruptcy of The Tuleyries Land Holdings LLC by the Welch Family.[8][9]

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b NRIS database.
  2. ^ Virginia Landmarks Register.
  3. ^ Baker, 1930, p. 170.
  4. ^ "Tuleyries" Nomination, August 7, 1972, p. 3.
  5. ^ Boxwood Bulletin, April 1964, pp. 59–60.
  6. ^ "Tuleyries" Nomination, August 7, 1972.
  7. ^ "The Tuleyries | c.1833 Antebellum Mansion on 406 Acres in Virginia for $5M (PHOTOS)". Pricey Pads. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  8. ^ GROVE KEDZIERSKI, WENDY (6 October 2023). "Historic Clarke County estate auctioned off to highest bidder; bankruptcy court must still approve sale". The Winchester Star. Retrieved 14 November 2023. "The high bid on Tuleyries was $4.1 million and will be sent to the court for approval
  9. ^ "Sell Free and Clear of Liens – #138 in The Tuleyries Land Holdings, LLC (Bankr. W.D. Va., 23-50177) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

References

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The author was the wife of Orme Wilson, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Haiti under Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was also a sister-in-law of Graham Furber Blandy
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