Claymont Court, or simply Claymont, is a Georgian style brick mansion, the grandest of several built near Charles Town, West Virginia for members of the Washington family. The current house was built in 1840 for Bushrod Corbin Washington, nephew of Supreme Court justice Bushrod Washington and grand-nephew of George Washington, replacing an 1820 house on the same plantation that burned in 1838.
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Building Type LocationSourced to the subject's own accountJefferson County, United States 2 Completed Year Classification
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It is currently used as a retreat center by the Claymont Society for Continuous Education.
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Claymont Court, or simply Claymont, is a Georgian-style brick mansion, the grandest of several built near Charles Town, West Virginia for members of the Washington family. The current "Big House" was built in 1840 for Bushrod Corbin Washington, nephew of Supreme Court justice Bushrod Washington and grand-nephew of George Washington, to replace the 1820 main house on his plantation that burned in 1838.
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Claymont Court, or simply Claymont, is a Georgian-style brick mansion, the grandest of several built near Charles Town, West Virginia for members of the Washington family.
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Wikidata item Q5130107, property P131/P17 (location): Jefferson County, United States
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