Thursday, July 2, 2026

Question: What’s the name of the home Richard Lee built in Westmoreland County?

Answer: After marrying Anne Aylett in 1757, Richard Henry Lee leased land about three miles from Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County from his brother Philip. They designed and built a three-story, 10-room home named Chantilly-on-the-Potomac, completed around 1763.