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Location:
The historic marker (#EP-9) for
Cleydael is on Virginia Rt. 206, where Cleydael Boulevard goes into
the subdivision, about 5 miles south of the junction of 206 and US
301. The text of the marker is as follows:
"This T-shaped house was built in
1859 by Dr. Richard Stuart as a summer residence for his family. On
Sunday afternoon, April 23rd, 1865, John Wilkes Booth and three
companions came to this house seeking medical assistance from Dr.
Stuart. Suspicious of his visitors and aware of Abraham Lincoln's
assassination, Dr. Stuart refused to aid them and sent them away
after dinner."
Cleydael
is a private home. please respect our privacy and
do not visit without an invitation.
(Unless, of course, you're somebody we
know, in which case y'all come!!
-- but phone first and give us a heads up and be
expected to be handed a paint brush!)
Cleydael's
History:
History
& Owners
| Architecture
| The
Stuarts
| What's
in a Name? | |
Calverts & Stiers
Lee
Connections| |
Other Relations | African Americans |
Booth
at Cleydael
Jo-Anne
Coe: In
Memoriam
Photo
Album
| Location
| Links
Home
Contact
us: Cleydael@aol.com
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