built in 1665 and originally called arthur allens brickhouse, we learned about the structure and some of the virginians who call it home. jennifer: i am the director of museum operations for preservation virginia. today, we are at a bacon's castle in virginia. bacon's castle is one of virginia's historic sites. we are the oldest brick dwelling in north america. the house boasts a rare architectural style. there are only three examples of this style of architecture in the entire western hemisphere. the other two are in barbados. this is the only one in the united states. we are now in the tower and this room would have been directly above where visitors would have initially entered into bacon's castle. you can really get a fantastic view of why we specifically refer to this house as being in that style of architecture. if you look out the window, you can see these cables -- gables, and then you can see the triple-stacked chimneys. they are on a diagonal. there are three chimneys on each side of the house. the house, we have a to me in the guarantor, 101st floor and one on the second fl