Menokin

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Menokin
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Nearest city:	Warsaw, Virginia
Built/Founded:	1769
Architect:	Ariss,John
Architectural style(s):	Georgian
Designated as NHL:	November 11, 1971[1]
Added to NRHP:	October 01, 1969[2]
NRHP Reference#:	69000276
Governing body:	Private

Menokin, also known as Francis Lightfoot Lee House, was the home of Francis Lightfoot Lee near Warsaw, Virginia.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.^[1]

A HABS report with photos, undated, shows the house standing and reports that it is in poor condition, awaiting a restorer. The National Park Service webpage shows the house in ruins, but reports that woodwork had been removed and put in storage.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Menokin Foundation
• Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw vicinity, Richmond County, VA: 16 photos, 20 drawings, 3 data pages and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey

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