Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Tucked neatly in the town of Brookneal, VA

is Patrick Henry's modest estate.

 There is a little gift shop and a very interesting

film of his life that you must see.

This is the original house and there was an add on

to the right of the house by one of his

descendents and it burnt down sometime in the

1900's and never rebuilt - but there

is an outline of where the addition stood.

 This is the slave quarters where Harrison and Milly

the coachman, housemaid lived.

 Inside a very busy Milly spun her own yarn.

 This is what has been termed a "summer" kitchen

because it was housed in another structure

but in this case it was the only kitchen.

The back of the house with a beautiful garden.

This is the entry way to the main house.

 The master bedroom on the first floor.

 Love a fireplace.

 Tight quarters.

 Blacksmith shop.

 Coachhouse and stable.

 Entry to the stable from the top of the hill.

 This is an osage orange tree that has been around forever.

Patrick was married twice and had 17 children between them.

He was a very eloquent speaker and was a leader in 

Virginia politics (being governor) and helped

bring about the American Revelution. 

"Give me liberty or give me death."