Lee-Fendall House (DAR Historical Marker)

Here follows the inscription written on this roadside historical marker:

Lee-Fendall House
Built by Philip Richard Fendall in 1785 on land purchased from Henry (Light Horse Harry) Lee. Lee was a brilliant cavalry officer in the Revolution, close friend of George Washington, Virginia Assemblyman, member of Congress and Governor of Virginia. Born 1756, died 1818. His ashes lie in the chapel crypt at Washington and Lee University beside his son, Robert E. Lee.

Erected 1975 by John Alexander Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

More about this marker:
Marker is on the outside wall of the house, on the western corner facing Oronoco Street.