2.4 mi. SW of Leesburg off VA 650, Leesburg, Virginia. County/parish: Loudoun.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 30, 1976. NRIS 76002109.
2 contributing buildings.
Rokeby is a Georgian house near Leesburg, Virginia, built in the mid-18th century. The house is the best example of Georgian architecture in Loudoun County. Rokeby served as a repository for U.S. Government documents during the British occupation and burning of Washington in 1814 during the War of 1812. The Declaration of Independence was reputedly kept in the basement.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681627