 | Board of Visitors minutes September 12, 1945 |  |
PURCHASE OF BROMPTON PROPERTY:
In compliance with instructions given to the President by the Board at its last meeting, the
authority of Governor Darden has been secured for the purchase of the historic Brompton estate, containing
approximately 174 acres with a colonial residence extimated to be worth from $35,000 to $40,000 in
terms of what it would cost today to build, two barns, and one or two other out-buildings, including the
small frame building used as headquarters for the Confederates during the Battle of Fredericksburg in
the early part of December, 1862, price not to exceed $65,000.
It is, therefore, recommended that the following action be taken:
RESOLVED, by the Board of Visitors of the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia be and is hereby authorized to purchase
the tract of land known as the Brompton property, embracing approximately 174 acres with a colonial brick
residence and other appurtenances, and to pay a sum not exceeding $65,000 to the estate, upon
execution of the deed, together with certificate of title and abstract approved by the attorney
for the University, the proper officers of the Board are authorized directed to accept said deed,
and make payment as herein setforth to the estate, and have said deed recorded.
Mr. Goolrick was excused from voting on this resolution as he represents some of the
heirs interested in the property.
| Board of Visitors minutes September 12, 1945 | |