Four Mile Tree

Four Mile Tree
Estate Manor, c. 1940
Nearest citySurry, Virginia
Coordinates37°12′17″N 76°51′10″W / 37.20472°N 76.85278°W / 37.20472; -76.85278
Area250 acres (100 ha)
NRHP reference No.70000826
VLR No.090-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 1970
Designated VLROctober 16, 1973

Four Mile Tree is the name of a plantation near Jamestown, Virginia that once encompassed two thousand acres (8 km2), it was situated on the south bank of the James River opposite Jamestown, four miles (6 km) further north. On a hill near the water's edge a handsome old house overlooks the river. This plantation, was the seat of the Browne family for two hundred years. The first owner, Colonel Henry Browne, was a member of Sir William Berkeley's Council in 1643. The plantation house constructed circa 1745 remains well-preserved in its original historical state.