Ferry Plantation

WaySearch 4136 Cheswick Lane Virginia Beach
VA
23455 USA
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Contact Person: Belinda Nash
Phone: 757-473-5182
Construction Date: 1830, main house; 1850 addition
Outbuildings: No
Acreage of Site: +/- 0.1 acre owned by City; 2 acres of open space by Homeowners Association
Architect or Builder: George McIntosh
Historical Use: Plantation, Courthouse, Tavern, School
Present Use: Museum and Office Space for Non-Profit Office
Ferry Plantation House is a 1830 brick structure (once covered with oyster shell stucco) with a ten-room central passage plan. It's an example of a Federal farm house, built by slave labor, and faces the Western Branch of the Lynnhaven River as the last witness to the rich past of the site's recorded history. The third courthouse, which was also the first brick courthouse in the county, was on this site; the stately Walke mansion, circa 1751, was destroyed by fire in 1828.

The existing Ferry Plantation House was built, in part, of bricks salvaged from the ruins. It is currently being renovated by Friends of the Ferry Plantation House, Inc. in partnership with the City of Virginia Beach. The house is open year round to the public as a museum for tours and educational center.

They also allow paranormal groups to investigate overnight on Friday or Saturday. There is a "booking fee" which goes towards the upkeep of the house.

Haunted Activity: EVP, physical interaction with items

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0 # QUESTION — Zak Bagans Baby Girl 2012-08-02 01:52

do they allow like a one person investigator to do overnight investigations

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