Gay Mont, Federal heritage building in Port Royal, Virginia, United States.
Gay Mont is a two-story building situated on a terraced ridge overlooking the Rappahannock River valley, featuring stuccoed brick walls and Tuscan columns. The main house stands alongside an original brick kitchen building from the eighteenth century that remains on the grounds.
The property was built around 1790 and suffered a fire in the central section during 1959, followed by reconstruction using stuccoed masonry. This rebuilding preserved the house's character while adapting it for modern times.
The grounds feature a designed garden with geometric patterns and shrub-lined gravel paths that reflect early European garden styles. Visitors walking these paths can see how the original planting choices shaped the landscape.
The property functions as a private residence and is viewable from public roads in the area, though direct access to the grounds is not permitted. The building's architecture and gardens can be observed from these public vantage points without crossing onto private land.
A family cemetery with approximately forty graves sits on the property, preserving the burial ground of those connected to the house across generations. This quiet burial site offers insight into the family stories tied to the location.
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