View of Claymont Court near Charles Town. The ante-bellum mansion was built in 1840 by Bushrod Corbin Washington, after the first dwelling burnt down in 1838. Washington was George Washington's grand-nephew. The mansion has a formal ballroom and two-story, columned porches.
Claymont Court, Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Description:
Most elaborate of the Washington family plantations. This structure was built by Bushrod Corbin Washington in 1840. Washington was the grand-nephew of George Washington and the grandson of John Augustine Washington.
