Henderson House (Dumfries, Virginia)

38.5677°N 77.3289°W / 38.5677; -77.3289

Henderson House
General information
TypeBrick house
Location3904 Fairfax Street
Dumfries, Virginia
Construction startedLate 18th century[1]
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Technical details
Floor count2

The Henderson House is a historic U.S. home located in Dumfries, Virginia. Alexander Henderson built this home in the late 18th century near the Old Post Road (King's Highway).[2] Alexander Henderson was the father of Archibald Henderson, fifth Commandant of the Marine Corps. During the American Revolutionary War, the Hendersons entertained many important officers and men in this house.[3] During the American Civil War, both the Confederate and the Union armies used the house as a hospital depending on which occupied the area.[4] A cannonball struck the house during the American Civil War and remained lodged in the west wall for about 100 years until a souvenir hunter stole it in the 1960s.[5]

Henderson

Henderson lived in this house until his death and the house was sold in 1817 shortly after the death of his wife Sally.[6]

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  1. Marine Corps Museums, "Henderson House: The Home of Alexander Henderson" (Quantico, VA, 1968), p. 1.
  2. Home of Alexander Henderson, p. 3. Note: street names changed over the years.
  3. Home of Alexander Henderson, p. 6.
  4. Carlon, Katharine, "History to some, home to others", p. A11.
  5. Home of Alexander Henderson, p. 7.
  6. Home of Alexander Henderson, pp. 3 and 4.
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