• Built by Philip Richard Fendall in 1785 on land purchased from Henry (Light Horse Harry) Lee.
• From 1785 until 1903, the house served as the home to thirty-seven members of the Lee family.
• The Lee-Fendall House is an architecturally stunning house with premier decorative arts and archival collections.
• Now restored to its early Victorian elegance, the house is interpreted as a Lee family home of the 1850-1870 period
• Marked by John Alexander Chapter in 1975

The text of the marking is as follows:

LEE-FENDALL HOUSE

BUILT BY PHILIP RICHARD FENDALL IN 1785 ON LAND PURCHASED FROM HENRY (LIGHT HORSE HARRY) LEE. LEE WAS A BRILLIANT CAVALARY OFFICER IN THE REVOLUTION, CLOSE FRIEND OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA ASSEMBLYMAN, MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA. BORN 1756, DIED 1818. HIS ASHES LIE IN THE CHAPEL CRYPT AT WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY BESIDE HIS SON, ROBERT E. LEE.

PLACED BY
JOHN ALEXANDER CHAPTER
NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
1975