Secondary sourcePhotographMay 1936

Red Hill Mansion Ruins, Brookneal, Virginia

National Park Service · May 1936

A 1936 photograph of the ruined foundations of Red Hill, the plantation house where Patrick Henry spent his final years and died.

This photograph shows the ruins of Red Hill, the plantation where Patrick Henry lived out his final years and died.

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Black-and-white photograph of a bare, leafless large tree in a grassy field, with low stone ruins in the foreground, a tall thin pole, and a standing figure at right. Evergreen trees frame the left edge. — National Park Service, photograph of Red Hill mansion ruins, May 1936.

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What it is

This black-and-white photograph was taken in May 1936 by the National Park Service during a survey of the Red Hill estate in Brookneal, Virginia. It shows the stone foundation remains of the original mansion, with a large Osage orange tree in the background.

Why it matters

Red Hill was Patrick Henry's last home and the place where he died in 1799. The site is now preserved as the Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial. This photograph documents the house before it was reconstructed, giving a sense of how little physically remained of Henry's final residence.

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