Soldier's Joy is a historic house located at Wingina, Nelson County, Virginia, USA. It was built in 1784–85 by Col. Samuel Jordan Cabell and enlarged approximately twenty-five years later. Along with Bon Aire and Montezuma, it is one of the few remaining Cabell family houses in Nelson County. When constructed it was a five-part Palladian house; reduced in size during the 20th century when the early 19th-century wings were moved. The Late-Georgian dwelling is distinguished by its fine proportions and interior detailing, much of which was added when the house was enlarged. The elaborate woodwork from the ballroom wing was removed to the Cincinnati Art Museum when the house was renovated in the 1920s.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Soldier's Joy (house)

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Houses in Nelson County, Virginia

Houses completed in 1784

Georgian architecture in Virginia

Palladian Revival architecture in Virginia

Plantation houses in Virginia

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia

National Register of Historic Places in Nelson County, Virginia

Cabell family

Soldier's Joy (house)