Belvoir (plantation)
Belvoir Mansion Ruins and the Fairfax Grave | |
Location of Fort Belvoir | |
| Location | SE of intersection of 23rd St. and Belvoir Rd., parking lot on eastern side of Forney Loop Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 38°40′45.12″N 77°7′45.48″W / 38.6792000°N 77.1293000°W |
| Built | 1736 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002337 |
| VLR No. | 029-0041 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 04, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | December 2, 1969, July 17, 1973 |
Belvoir was the plantation and estate of colonial Virginia's prominent William Fairfax family. Operated with the forced labor of enslaved people, it was located on the west bank of the Potomac River on the present site of Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia.
The main house, called Belvoir Manor or Belvoir Mansion, burned in 1783 and was destroyed during the War of 1812. The site has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973 as "Belvoir Mansion Ruins and the Fairfax Grave."