Francis Land House
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Virginia Beach , VA 23452
The Francis Land House, or Rose Hall, is a historic brick house in located within the Rose Hall District near Princess Anne Plaza in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was the plantation home of the prominent Land family, a founding family of Princess Anne County, Virginia.HistoryLand family history on the site spanned the 1630s to the 1850s. The house passed through six males named Francis Land and then the last Francis' daughters before being sold to another family. Slaves were first documented on the site in 1694, with importation of new slaves up to the 1730s. In the mid-18th century the plantation had as many as 20 slaves. The first Francis Land arrived in the area in 1638–1639 and later acquired of land by 1654, 200 of which was acquired via head rights by bringing four people with him. The plantation got as small as over the next 150 years and at the time the current house was built the plantation was just under. The current house sits on of that original plantation, and is now in the midst of a very commercialized area.The house was at one time thought to have been built in 1732, but recent research has placed its construction in the period 1805–1810 by Francis Land VI. Francis VI and his family lived there around 1805–1819, when Francis VI died. When Francis Moseley Land built the house his family had already been living on that land for 150 years. Francis VI and his wife had two daughters, Mary E. Land and Anne White Land. Mary married John Newton Walke (their son Frank Anthony Walke was a Confederate Soldier). Anne married John Minson Galt in 1833. Their son Francis Land Galt was surgeon and acting paymaster of the famed Confederate raider CSS Alabama. Mary and Anne held onto the land until about 1850–1851, when it was first sold outside their family. The roof was raised in 1912. It continued functioning as various types of farms until the 1940s, at which time it was a dairy farm. By the 1950s the area began to have businesses and a major road. During the mid-late 1900s, the house was the Rose Hall Dress Shop.
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Thu: 2:00 am - 3:00 am
Fri: 12:00 am - 1:00 am
Sun: 1:00 am - 2:00 am
Artisan Festival & Gathering of the Guilds
10:00 am - 04/07/2018
At Francis Land House
Update: due to forecasted inclement weather, this event will be held indoors (the egg hunt has been cancelled). Celebrate crafts old and new at the Artisan Festival...
We will be demonstrating the art of woodturning at this event. There will be free spinning tops for the kids and we will also have numerous wood turned articles...
History Homeschool Day: Plantation Life in Virginia
Visit the Francis Land House to discover what life was like on a 19th century plantation. Journey through three stations and learn about the various responsibilities...
Free. Fun. Saturday!
The Francis Land House will be open with free guided tours, games and toys, and Ye Olde Selfie Station. In observation of Black History Month, this month's Free....
A Magical Day in the Garden
Join us for a plein air paint party, flower arranging workshop, garden care information, and more on Saturday, June 10 at the Francis Land House. Fairies and elves...
Free Admission on International Museum Day
International Museum Day is celebrated worldwide on May 18. The event is organized by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The objective of International...
Free Admission: Free. Fun. Saturday
Get to know the Virginia Beach History Museums with FREE admission! The Francis Land House will be open with guided tours, old-school games and toys, and Ye Olde...
Francis Land House Demonstration
05:00 pm - 01/06/2017
Jan 5 Update: It looks like the wintry weather will be holding off, and we are still planning to host Twelfth Night! We have opted to conduct the last tour at 9...
Twelfth Night marks the end of the Christmas season, and the 30th annual event at the Francis Land House will be the best one yet. The evening will be hosted by...
Learn about tools and techniques used by Native and Colonial Virginians for hunting in early Virginia: A hunter's camp Bows, arrows, flintlock rifles, fowlers...
Paint a pumpkin • Turn apples into cider • Hand-dip a candle • Create a corn husk doll • See how soap was made • Have your face painted • Spin wool into...
Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social
July is National Ice Cream Month and the Francis Land House is celebrating with a month of Sunday Sundaes. Each Sunday's program will feature a different topic...
"The Hand-Cranked History of Ice Cream"
Popsicle Art: Ice Cream in Art and Poetry
Sunday Sundaes
Picnic like you never have before at the June 27 Francis Land House Family Fun Day. Staff and members of the Virginia Regency Society will make it historically...
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