White House

The White House, located in Brentsville, is a two-story, Federal style, brick, double-pile, central hall plan house having double interior brick chimneys at either end. Door and trim work and several attractive Federal-style mantels are thought to be original. The house was built when the county seat was moved from Dumfries to Brentsville, by Jane Williams, widow of John Williams, who had been Clerk of the Prince William County Court at Dumfries from 1795 to 1813. Mrs. Williams, her brothers, son and grandson all eventually assumed the duties of Clerk. After the Civil War, the White House was the location of an Academy, where Mr. Ezra Bauder taught courses in engineering and college preparation. In the community of Brentsville, there are no other residences comparable in age, workmanship and preservation state to The White House. (Source: A Past to Preserve, Published by the Prince William County Historical Commission, 1998)

Also known as the Williams-Dawes House.

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