nathaniel bacon fell ill and died in the gloucester area in 1676 before the british were able to suppress the movement in january of 1677. bacon was a newcomer to virginia. he was wealthy but it was a new,. he was not considered part of that elite 200. so they were also newcomers who had come this way and for an indentured servants who were trying to establish their own way along the western front of what -- and so bacon's able to gather a lot of support. in 1676 he is noted as having anywhere between 1200 and 2500 men in support of his cause. so he led the largest uprising to date against the governor. moving forward, the landed gentry is concerned that there would be similar uprisings. so in a preventive measure, they start to separate servants quarters based on race, either identifying them as europeans or african. and some historians have at your beaded bacon's rebellion as -- have atrtributed bacon's rebellion as the cause of race-based slavery. the room were arein in is based at a 17th-century probate court. probate inventory notes all the pieces of furniture in the rooms of the hou

nathaniel bacon felt ill in the fall of 1676 before the british were able to suppress the movement in 1677. bacon was a newcomer to virginia. he was wealthy but a newcomer. he was not considered part of the elite 200. there were also newcomers who had come this way and former indentured servants trying to establish their own way along the western front. bacon was able to gather a lot of support. in 1676, he is noted as having between 1200 and 2500 men in support of his cause. he led the largest uprising to date against the governor. moving forward, the landed gentry is concerned there would be similar uprisings. in a preventative measure, they start to separate servants quarters based on race. either identifying them as european or african. some historians have attributed bacon's rebellion as the cause for the encouragement of race-based slavery. the room we are in now has been based from the 1711 inventory from arthur allen ii after he passed. probate inventory notes all the pieces of furniture in the room of the house, all the household belongings after someone passes away. in many

bacon's castle was occupied nathaniel bacon supporters during the political uprising. originally called arthur allen's brickhouse, we learn about the structure and some virginians who called it home. in the director of the museum. today we are a weekend castle. -- bacon's castle. bacon's castle is on the national register of historic sites. we are the oldest dwelling in north america. it is a very rare architectural style. it's youthe other two are invertedn barbados. this room would have been directly above where visitors would have entered into bacon's castle until the addition was built and the entrance was moved. you can really get a fantastic view of why we specifically refer to this house as being in the style of architecture and that would be if you look out the window you can see the flemish gables and the triple stacked to on either side -- chimney on either side of the house. on the opposite side we have hme on the second -- a chimney on the second floor and a kitchen fireplace. this is where we have the chance to get up close and personal with the architectur

occupied by nathaniel bacon's supporters. built in 1665, we learned about the structure and some of the virginians who called it home. >> my name is jennifer hurst-wender. i am the director of museum operations. this is bacon's castle in surry virginia. it is one of preservation virginia's historic sites. we are the oldest built dwelling in north america. the house boasts a rare architectural style. there are only three examples of this style of architecture in the western hemisphere. the other two are in barbados. this is the only one in the united states. we are in the tower. this room would have been directly above where you would have entered into bacon's castle in 1665 until the 1864 aedddition was built and it was moved. it is a fantastic view of why this house is in this style of architecture. you can see these flemish cables. -- gables. you can see the triple stack chimney. they are on a diagonal. they are on each side of the house. on this side of the house, we have one on the garrett, one on the first floor, and one

located in surrey, virginia, bacon's castle was occupied nathaniel bacon supporters during the 1676 political uprising. originally called arthur allen's brickhouse, we learn about the structure and virginians who called it home. jennifer: i am jennifer hurst-wender, the director of the museum. today we are bacon's castle. bacon's castle is on the national register of historic sites. we are the oldest brick dwelling in north america. it is a very rare architectural style. it's called high jacobean architecture and there are only three examples of this in the entire western hemisphere. the other two are in barbados. this is the only one in the united states. this room would have been directly above where visitors would have entered into bacon's castle in 1665, until the 1854 addition was built and the entrance was moved. it is from this room you can really get a fantastic view of why we specifically refer to this house as being in the style of architecture, and that would be if you look out the window you can see the flemish gables and the triple stack chimney on either side of the house. they