New Kent, Virginia
Luxurious 19th Century Home
On a hilltop overlooking 440 green acres, this charming plantation home has undergone a far-reaching historical restoration. The original structure is composed of two wooden stories with two landings over a large brick lower ground floor featuring crude hand-hewn beams.
Cedar Lane has 4 Bedrooms, 5 beds, all with en-suite bathrooms and a large kitchen equipped with dual ranges and ample refrigeration.
Cedar Lane is a part of Cumberland Plantation history:
The Cedar Lane Plantation home is characterized by an irregular architectural design that contributed to it being listed in the National Register of Historical Places. The original structure that was completed in 1826 is composed of two wooden stories of four rooms and two landings over a large brick basement. The basement, easily the most historical part of the house, features crude hand-hewn beams.
In 1829, the home’s staircase was demolished and replaced by another a few feet away and a new wing was connected to the 1826 dwelling. Later, another wing was added to the house, increasing its mass and improving its proportions. Oddly, a second staircase was also installed that gives the impression that the building was divided into two separated living spaces accessed by two identical porch doorways.
Cedar Lane is situated on a colonial roadway (now New Kent Highway) extending from the vicinity of Richmond to Williamsburg. The Plantation occupies a crossroads with Poindexter Road, which once extended from St. Peter’s Parish Church to Criss Cross Plantation four miles to the south. The house presents a charming prospect on top of an abrupt rise in elevation that affords it a pleasant 360-degree view of the surrounding agricultural fields and distant wood lines.
The home is being fully restored and furnished to reflect the Civil War era; its quarter mile long entry has been planted with twin rows of cedar trees. Nearby, a fragment of a private cemetery is enclosed by a white picket fence and a small orchard to the rear of the residence evokes the sizeable fruit orchard which is said to have existed in the nineteenth century.
Cedar Lane, a long-standing Poindexter landholding, passed to William and Jacob Poindexter in 1782. Jacob was charged with 400 acres and William Poindexter was charged with 244 acres at that time. The original home, dating from 1826, is fully intact and now serves as the central component of today’s Cedar Lane.
Norwood Apperson, a Poindexter relation who owned Cedar Lane after the Civil War, wrote that during the war his mother was called to the top of the stairs by a Union soldier who claimed that four of her sons had been killed in the Battle of Seven Pines. She realized this was not a likely manner for relating such horrible news, so she said “You are lying and I hope you fall down those steps and break your neck!”
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The plantation’s acres are great for hiking and horseback rides can be arranged. Please inquire for availability and details if you’re interested in hosting your wedding or event at Cedar Lane Plantation.
We are situated on a colonial roadway, now New Kent Highway. Local Saudè Creek Vineyards, the Gauthier Vineyard and the New Kent Winery can be reached within 10 minutes by car. Within approximately 30 minutes you will find the Muscarelle Museum of Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Colonial Williamsburg and Historic Jamestown. Kids will not want to miss a trip to the nearby Busch Gardens of Williamsburg. Golfers have their pick of over a dozen nearby courses.
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We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Cedar Lane. The home is absolutely gorgeous. I loved everything about this home. I especially liked that every room had its own personal bathroom. It made it easy for all 7 of us to get ready. We hosted my Mother's celebration of life while visiting family there. It turned out better then I could've expected. The home and grounds were large enough to host everyone. Check in and communication with the host was super easy. We definitely hope to be back again in the future.
6 sisters reunion. We had a wonderful time. Loved the house.
Stayed for Father's Day to go to Busch Gardens and Williamsburg. Great house and view of the fields while watching numerous deer come out to feed.
Wonderful and charming house!
Our stay at the 1826 plantation house on Cedar Lane was both enjoyable and a learning experience. This National Historic Site is an amazing place to stay. The house is stocked with paintings and books telling the history of the house and the region. Don’t let the age of the house deter you. The kitchen is modern and equipped with top of the line appliances. All of the rooms have either central air conditioning or very effective wall mounted split units. The furniture is as shown on the Vrbo listing. Antique furniture that is comfortable. The beds are elegant and comfortable. Being halfway between Richmond and Williamsburg is a big plus. We took the children to the fantastic science museum in Richmond. Visits to Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown were convenient. A full day trip to the wonderful Virginia Aquarium in Virginia Beach. Worked out too. We highly recommend staying here.
My family and I -- all six of us -- enjoyed our small reunion and weekend stay at Cedar Lane. Lovely grounds, quiet. pleasant location, and easy check-in. Thanks to the owners for their fast and friendly communications.
We had a blast staying at this fascinating historical site!
My wife plus 2 couples stayed at Cedar Lane during our colonial Williamsburg visit. This historical home put us in the mood to enjoy our time in Williamsburg, just 30 minutes away & traffic free. The home is certainly old and historic but very comfortable and modern when it counted. Gas fireplaces (remote control start) in every room was a nice touch. Highly recommended!
The home and the grounds are beautiful. They have done a great job of restoring it to be comfortable but keeping the great historical feel to it. McKenzie is an excellent host. She helped us find the house in the middle of the night with no complaints and was always very friendly and helpful. By the way, some GPS apps will have trouble finding the house based on street address. Use these coordinates and you shouldn't have any trouble: 37.529989, -77.042089
We booked this property with participate in distance learning somewhere other than home the week of Christmas- but covid safe. Every single aspect of our experience was phenomenal. I saw a review about the wifi - we had two teens doing online learning/ zoom meetings, and I was running classes on zoom Monday and Tuesday- we had absolutely no issues with the internet at all. We were able to watch the Steelers game on tv Monday night with no problems, other than them losing :( Check in, check out, communication was perfect, timely and more than pleasant. I cannot begin to properly express our satisfaction with the property and experience. We already booked our next get away on this property and cannot wait to return!
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