. Historic Virginia homes and churches . illis ^Marshall, a descendant of the great Chief Justice,who with her children now lives at Lower Weyanoke. SHERW^OOD FOREST Sherwood Forest is situated on the north side ofJames River in Charles City County, Virginia, opposite tothe famous Brandon estates in Prince George tract originally consisted of 1200 acres, and the manorhouse is a building of framed timbers facing a ten-acre 74 VIRGIXTA HOMES AND CHURCHES o-rovf of primeval oaks, and in tlie rear is a circular de-sceiuliny park of choice trcis ()rif>inally from the Washing-ton liota
. Historic Virginia homes and churches . illis ^Marshall, a descendant of the great Chief Justice,who with her children now lives at Lower Weyanoke. SHERW^OOD FOREST Sherwood Forest is situated on the north side ofJames River in Charles City County, Virginia, opposite tothe famous Brandon estates in Prince George tract originally consisted of 1200 acres, and the manorhouse is a building of framed timbers facing a ten-acre 74 VIRGIXTA HOMES AND CHURCHES o-rovf of primeval oaks, and in tlie rear is a circular de-sceiuliny park of choice trcis ()rif>inally from the Washing-ton liotanical (iardciis. Tlic main building is two storiesand a half high with dormer windows. On each side is awing consisting of a stoiy and a half, and to each wing isattached a long enclosed colonnade, ending in two framedbuildings, also of a stoiy and a half—the eastern wing con-taining the laundry and kitchen, and the western thelibrary and overseers office. It is the longest connecteddwelling in Virginia—being upwards of 100 yards in. SHEIIVVUUU rOREtiT, CllAULES CITY COUNTY length. The place was formerly known as WalnutGrove, and was bought by President John Tyler of Col-lier ^Nlinge in 1842. At the time of the purchase, there wasstanding a house of Revolutionary age. President Tylerduplicated the structure and added the colonnades andhouses at the ends. On his retirement from the Presidency,in 1845, he came there to live with his bride, the secondMrs. Tyler, whose maiden name was Julia Gardiner. The President was very fond of jjoetry and romance,and, in view of his outlawry by the Whig Party, he likenedhimself to Robin Hood and named his new home Sher- HAMPTON ROADS AND JAMKS wood Forest, after the .scene ol action, in England, of thebold Knglislinian. .\.ltlu)Uh everytliin^- was destroyed onthe farm, the house jjassed safely throuh the Civil War,and is now the residence of Iirsident Tylers oldest son l)yhis second niarriae—D. Ciardiiier Tyler, Jnd^e of the14t
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