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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Rockledge (Occoquan, Virginia)

Rockledge, is a historic home located at Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia, United States, near Washington D.C.

It was built in 1758 from stone at the request of John Balladine, a wealthy local industrialist. Architect William Buckland worked on this house.

The historic marker on the site reads:

John Ballendine built this finely proportioned Georgian House, "Rockledge," in c.1760. William Buckland, a premier colonial Chesapeake architect, reportedly designed it. "Rockledge" is a rare example of a Tidewater Virginia stone dwelling. Several entrepreneurs who sought to maximize Occoquan's potential as a port and industrial town resided there.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.