Greenway Plantation, human settlement in Virginia, United States of America
Greenway Plantation is a wooden house with one and a half stories built around 1775 in Charles City County, Virginia. The structure has a symmetrical front with end chimneys, a T-shaped floor plan on a brick foundation, and is surrounded by several small outbuildings with clapboard siding and wooden gable roofs.
Greenway was built around 1775 by Judge John Tyler Sr., father of President John Tyler, who was born there in 1790. The estate displays architecture from the colonial and early federal periods and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
The name Greenway refers to the tree-lined paths and creeks that flow through the property. The plantation shows how a wealthy colonial family lived, with the main house and many outbuildings that reveal the daily rhythm of a large working estate.
The property is privately owned today and viewable from the road. Visitors can see the buildings and grounds from the public roadway while respecting the privacy of the owners.
Greenway was home to Judge John Tyler Sr., whose son became president, yet the son sold the plantation in 1829 and moved to Sherwood Forest instead. This move reveals that even for families destined for the White House, a childhood home did not always remain their permanent residence.
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