Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia

E171970

Shirley Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia, is one of the oldest and most historically significant plantation estates in the United States, known for its early 18th-century architecture and continuous operation by the same family for generations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
plantation
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
constructedIn early 18th century
constructionStart circa 1723
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: USA

United States of America
surface form: United States
hasArchitecturalFeature Flemish bond brickwork
dependencies
great house
hipped roof
outbuildings
palladian windows
terraced gardens
wharf on James River
hasFeature barns
family cemetery
icehouse
kitchen outbuilding
riverfront views
smokehouse
hasHistoricalEra American Civil War
surface form: American Civil War period

Antebellum period
surface form: Antebellum South

Colonial America
hasHistoricDesignation National Historic Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
laterOwner Carter family of Virginia
surface form: Carter family

Hill family
locatedBetween Richmond, Virginia
Williamsburg
surface form: Williamsburg, Virginia
locatedIn Charles City County, Virginia
Virginia
locatedOn James River
mainHouseCompletion circa 1738
near Berkeley Plantation
Jamestown
surface form: Jamestown, Virginia

Westover Plantation
NHLDesignationDate 1960s
notableFor being one of the oldest plantations in Virginia
continuous ownership by same family for generations
early 18th-century Georgian mansion
role in American Civil War
role in colonial Virginia history
NRHPListingDate 1969
offers grounds tours
guided tours
house tours
openToPublic yes
originalLandGrantBy Virginia Company of London
originalLandGrantDate 1613
originalOwner Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr
surface form: Sir Thomas West, Lord De La Warr
ownedByFamily Hill-Carter family
region Tidewater Virginia
state Virginia
usedEnslavedLabor yes
usedFor agriculture
tobacco cultivation

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Anne Hill Carter Lee placeOfBirth Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia
Anne Hill Carter Lee residence Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia
this entity surface form: Shirley Plantation, Virginia
Charles Carter of Shirley notableResidence Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia
this entity surface form: Shirley Plantation on the James River