Guilford Mansion

ID: 877 ~ Source: Charles Hall Abell Family Album/Guilford Association
This file appears in: Guilford and the A.S. Abell Estate
Guilford Mansion

Watercolor illustration of Guilford Mansion.

This file appears in: Guilford and the A.S. Abell Estate

By Tom Hobbs
Guilford began in 1780 when the property was confiscated from British land-owners and given to Revolutionary War veteran Lieutenant-Colonel William McDonald. McDonald gave Guilford its name to commemorate the battle of Guilford Court House, North…