The earlest visual information about Weston Manor comes from a map drawn in the late stages of the Civil War (published 1867). Union cartographer Nathaniel Michler showed a vast area between Jordan's Point and Chesterfield Courthouse, but included such detail that we can distinguish five buildings at Weston. The arrow points to the mansion, flanked on either side by outbuildings. Two structures sit further back from the river, one along the right side of the farm road (dashed line) and another smaller structure southwest of the house. At this time and probably earlier, Weston also included a large pier directly in front of the house. Signs of war surround the plantation, with Fort Abbott to the south and the sprawling Union army hospital complex to the east.

(Map from Library of Congress)