Thursday, September 3, 2026

Question: Which Virginia city claims the oldest English formal garden in North America? 

Answer: Surry claims the oldest English formal garden in North America. Bacon’s Castle—built in 1665 in Surry—features this historic garden on its grounds, recognized as the continent’s earliest formal English-style landscape. The site is also the nation’s oldest surviving brick dwelling and the only remaining High Jacobean structure.