Jun 27

Jun 27 This 716-Acre Estate in Virginia Dates Back to 1854—Listed for $7M

Country Living, Estate, Equestrian, Farm and Ranch, For Sale, Historic, Market Watch, Notable

At the edge of Virginia’s Piedmont region, just over an hour from Charlottesville and D.C., sits Greenville—a restored Classical Revival estate spanning 716 acres and 1.5 miles of Rapidan River frontage.

Built between 1847 and 1854 by Philip Pendleton Nalle and designed by noted Virginia architect Jeremiah Morton, the mansion is one of the state’s most distinguished private homes—listed for $6,995,000 with Wiley Real Estate and currently pending sale.

Its hallmark features are impossible to miss: four massive Doric columns, an “M”-shaped copper roof, and three floors of stately symmetry—all preserved through a meticulous restoration led by Heyward Boyd Architects and Alexander Nicholson, Inc., the acclaimed firm behind preservation work at Monticello, Poplar Forest, and the University of Virginia’s Lawn. Known for handling some of the nation’s most historically significant architecture, Nicholson brought the same level of precision and respect for original detail to Greenville, ensuring that the restoration met the standards typically reserved for America’s founding-era landmarks.

Inside, 11-foot ceilings, original mantels, doors, woodwork, and heart pine floors anchor the home’s historic integrity, while updated systems and finishes elevate it for modern life.

Beyond the main residence, the estate functions as a self-contained agrarian domain. Approximately 500 acres are dedicated to productive row crops and pastureland, with additional acreage covering mature woodlands and a professionally managed duck impoundment pond. Recreational access includes kayaking and fly fishing on the Rapidan, along with some of the region’s best private duck hunting.

A full suite of dependencies extends the estate’s utility: a restored period summer kitchen (now an office), guest cottage, conservatory, pool and pool house, stables, manager’s cottage, and five grain bins with a 75,000-bushel capacity.

Protected by conservation easements and listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register, Greenville is the kind of property rarely seen on or off market—offering scale, provenance, and privacy in equal measure.