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Windsor Castle (Smithfield, Virginia)

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The manor house and surrounding 208 acres (84 ha) were dedicated as a public park in 2010. The 46 acres (190,000 m) immediately surrounding the manor house are protected by a historic easement controlled by the state of Virginia. The park was formally opened during a ceremony officiated
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donated $ 5 million to the town for the purchase and development of Windsor Castle as a park. Lewis McMurran then executed his option to purchase the property. The town council voted to pursue the use of eminent domain to obtain the property. In 2009, an out-of-court agreement was negotiated for
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by the Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell on May 22, 2010. The park features hiking trails, a dog park, a mountain bike trail, a fishing pier, and a canoe launch. The manor house overlooks the junction of Cypress Creek and the Pagan River. The
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In 2005, real estate developer Lewis McMurran obtained an option to purchase Windsor Castle for $ 2.2 million. The agreement included a historic easement around the manor house. McMurran proposed to build a 445-unit
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that the Smithfield Town Council has leased five acres at Windsor Castle Park to Smithfield Winery LLC to establish a vineyard for a small-production winery. The vineyard operation was terminated in 2019.
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the town to purchase the property outside the historic easement for $ 3.8 million and for McMurran to donate to the town the property within the historic easement.
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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
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manor house (circa 1806) can be seen across Cypress Creek from the Windsor Castle property.
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Grapes may soon grow at Windsor park in Smithfield | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
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The plantation dates to a land grant of 1,450 acres (590 ha) by the
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National Register of Historic Places in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
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Google Books - Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia
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to Arthur Smith in 1637. Arthur Smith's great grandson,
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Contributing property
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Windsor Castle (Smithfield, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Windsor Castle (Smithfield, Virginia) is located in the United States
Smithfield, Virginia
36°58′32″N 76°37′35″W / 36.97556°N 76.62639°W / 36.97556; -76.62639
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Smithfield
Virginia
United States
Smithfield Historic District
King of England
Arthur Smith IV
New Urbanism
Joseph W. Luter III
King of All Places
Virginian-Pilot
Manor house and kitchen
Front porch of manor house
Bench along Cypress Creek
Fishing pier on Cypress Creek
Bridge to Smithfield Station
Windsor Castle by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1935.
Frances Benjamin Johnston
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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