Back to Resources page

Green Spring Plantation: Basic Timeline Data

THE AREA WE KNOW TODAY AS GREEN SPRING PLANTATION WAS INHABITED BY MANY DIFFERENT OWNERS FOR NEARLY 220 YEARS (1645 - 1862)

SINCE ITS CREATION BY SIR WILLIAM BERKELEY IN THE LATE 1640S, THE OWNERS OR OCCUPIERS OF GREEN SPRING PLANTATION FELL INTO FOUR MAJOR CATEGORIES:

  • THE LATE 17 TH CENTURY VIRGINIA GOVERNORS (1645 - 1694)
  • THE LUDWELL FAMILY (1694 - 1767)
  • THE LEE FAMILY (1767 - 1803)
  • VARIOUS OTHER LOCAL AND ABSENTEE OWNERS (1803 - 1862)

TWO DIFFERENT MANSIONS WERE BUILT UPON THE GREEN SPRING SITE:

  • A 17TH CENTURY "MANOR HOUSE" OR "MANSION HOUSE" BUILT IN SEVERAL STAGES DURING THE PERIOD 1645 - 1796
  • A 19TH CENTURY "GEORGIAN" MANSION BUILT DURING 1797 - 1800

Back to top