McLean House (Appomattox, Virginia)
McLean House | |
McLean house in April 1865 | |
| Location | Appomattox County, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Appomattox, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°22′37.6″N 78°47′50″W / 37.377111°N 78.79722°W |
| Area | 1,800 acres (728 ha) |
| Built | 1848 |
| Architect | Charles Raine |
| Visitation | 102,397 (2019) |
| Part of | Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (ID66000827) |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
The McLean House near Appomattox, Virginia is within the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. The house was owned by Wilmer McLean and his wife Virginia near the end of the American Civil War. Hosted by Union General Ulysses S. Grant, the house served as the location of the surrender conference for the Confederate army of General Robert E. Lee on April 9, 1865, after a nearby battle.
The farmhouse represents the historical style of construction in Piedmont Virginia of the mid-nineteenth century. The current building is a reconstructed form of the original using the original materials. It was carefully deconstructed in the 1890s for shipment and display in Washington, D.C., but those plans fell through, and the materials remained on site. In the 1940s, it ended up in the hands of the National Park Service and was reconstructed on its original foundation, opening to the public in 1949. It was recorded in the National Register of Historic Places in 1966 and in the National Park Service's database of Official Structures in 1989.