Of the 1,450 acres originally deeded to Arthur Smith in 1637, the nearly 200 acres of today's Windsor Castle Park remain intact, anchored by the circa 1725 plantation house and its eleven outbuildings. Six successive generations of the Smith family have owned the property and only two other families have lived there since to the present day.
 
Windsor Castle Farm distinguishes itself as a fine example of an early tidewater Virginia plantation complex, surrounding the colonial dwelling which was remodeled in the Greek Revival style in 1838-1840 to suit the changing architectural tastes of the country. The property, the Castle and the historic outbuildings retain a high degree of integrity and atmosphere, particularly in their setting and appearance.
 
It was entered in the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places of the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, in August 2000.  

Manor House

The first to own the land after the local Warrascoyak Indians was Arthur Smith who on September 10 1637 patented 1,450 acres in Isle of Wight County.   Arthur Smith III died in 1742 and left his estate to his son, Arthur Smith IV.  No exact date for the manor house is known, but it is estimated to have been built in the middle of the 18th century.  There was an older house on the plantation originally, and it may have been closer to the site of the old graveyard that is located near Cypress Creek.   This same Arthur is the one who donated the land for the courthouse to be built at 130 Main Street which became the official courthouse for the county in 1752 and the town received its charter that same year.  It has been owned by subsequent families, the Jordan’s and Johnson-Betts’.  The present house is of brick with two large chimneys at each end and covered with stucco.  There are two porches, the front being the one facing the river (and Smithfield Station).   There is a wide central hallway with two very large rooms on each side.  There is a basement with kitchen and storerooms and bedrooms upstairs.  The original colonial kitchen was separate from the house, a common arrangement because of likely hood of kitchen fires.  Other historic structures on the property are the smokehouse, two mid 19th century granaries, two 20th century granaries, stables and log corncrib.