Clifton is a historic home located near Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built about 1800, and is a large, rambling two-story, five-bay, wood frame dwelling. The house has later 19th- and 20th-century Colonial Revival-style additions and alterations. The front facade features a double level porch, added about 1930, and the interior has Federal details. Also on the property are the contributing brick office (c. 1833–1845); the ruins of an early 19th-century spring house; the shaft of a 19th-century stone-lined ice house; an early 20th-century chicken coop and an altered 1920s brick garage.[3]
Clifton was built by Congressman and Virginia Governor Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr. (1768–1828), who was married to Martha Jefferson, the daughter of President Thomas Jefferson.[4][5] It was part of the never-to-be port of North Milton, a sister port to the now extinct village of Milton directly across the Rivanna River.[3] With his partners, Randolph planned North Milton to support commercial and agricultural development, situated along the Milton Canal of the Rivanna River. The Clifton house first began as a warehouse and Randolph had a separate office building, which is still on the Clifton grounds. The house was expanded later and during the 19th century it had a one-story veranda, which has been replaced by the portico.[4] Situated on 100 acres, it has operated as an inn since 1983.[5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
^. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
^ abMarc C. Wagner (1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Clifton" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
^ ab"Clifton". www.nps.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ abStaff (December 12, 2017). "Historic Clifton Inn changes hands". The Daily Progress. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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