Menokin
Menokin | |
The plantation in 2014 | |
| Location | NW of jct. of Rtes. 690 and 621, near Warsaw, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°00′30″N 76°48′13″W / 38.00842°N 76.80368°W |
| Area | 590 acres (240 ha) |
| Built | 1769 |
| Architect | John Ariss |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000276 |
| VLR No. | 079-0011 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 1, 1969 |
| Designated NHL | November 11, 1971 |
| Designated VLR | November 5, 1968 |
Menokin, also known as Francis Lightfoot Lee House, was the plantation of Francis Lightfoot Lee near Warsaw, Virginia, built for him by his wife's father, Col. John Tayloe II, of nearby Mount Airy, the wealthiest planter in the country. Lee, a Founding Father, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Menokin was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation, including photos from the 1940s, shows the house standing and reported that it was in poor condition, awaiting a restorer. The National Park Service webpage shows the house in ruins, but reports that woodwork had been removed and placed in storage in the 1960s. Although the house has partly collapsed, the Menokin Foundation has developed a plan to restore the house using glass segments to fill missing portions of the building instead of trying to restore the house to its original condition.