Mayhurst

Mayhurst
Mayhurst Inn facade
Location12460 Mayhurst Lane
Orange, Virginia 22960
Coordinates38°14′10.4″N 78°6′53.3″W / 38.236222°N 78.114806°W / 38.236222; -78.114806
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
Architectural styleVictorian
NRHP reference No.69000268
VLR No.068-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1969
Designated VLRSeptember 9, 1969

Mayhurst is an 1859 Italianate mansion in Orange, Virginia. It was built by the Willis family relatives of President James Madison as the plantation house for an estate comprising 2,500 acres (10 km2) of fields, pastures and forest. It was a scene of action in the Civil War. It is currently operated as an Inn.