Belle Grove is a historic plantation located on U.S. Route 301 in Port Conway, Virginia. The present plantation house was built in 1790.
James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, was born on March 16, 1751, at Belle Grove plantation in an earlier house which no longer stands. Belle Grove plantation was also the childhood home of his mother, Eleanor Rose "Nellie" Conway. Her father Francis Conway was the namesake for Port Conway.
Location
Port Conway
People
State
Region
References
GeoCoord
38.1793°N 77.1885°W
Owners
Eleanor Rose Conway
Featured
Yes
Founded
1790
Status
Active
NRHP Ref Number
73002029