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Sherwood Forest Review
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Sherwood Forest
- Address: Rte. 5, 14501 John Tyler Memorial Hwy., Charles City, VA | Map It
- Phone: 804/829-5377
- www.sherwoodforest.org
- Category: Houses/Mansions
- Location: Charles City County
Fodor's Review:
Sherwood Forest (1720), at 300 feet said to be the longest wood-frame house in the United States, was the retirement home of John Tyler (1790-1862), 10th president of the United States. Tyler, who came into office in 1841 when William Henry Harrison died a month after inauguration, was a Whig who dissented from his party's abolitionist line in favor of the proslavery position of the Democrats. He died in 1862, having served briefly in the congress of the Confederate States of America. His house remains in the Tyler family and is furnished with heirloom antiques; it's surrounded by a dozen acres of grounds and the five outbuildings, including a tobacco barn. The house is only open to groups that have made a reservation in advance, but the grounds are open to the public.
- Cost: Grounds $5
- Open: Grounds daily 9-5
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