Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shirley Plantation on the James River | 1 |
| Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia canonical | 1 |
| Shirley Plantation, Virginia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia Context triple: [Anne Hill Carter Lee, placeOfBirth, Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia]
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A.
Belle Grove Plantation, Virginia
Belle Grove Plantation in Virginia is a historic 18th-century estate best known as the birthplace of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States.
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B.
Chantilly plantation
Chantilly plantation was a historic Virginia estate whose name later inspired the naming of the community of Chantilly, Virginia.
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C.
Mepkin Plantation, South Carolina
Mepkin Plantation, South Carolina is a historic former rice plantation on the Cooper River best known as the estate and place of death of American Revolutionary leader Henry Laurens, and now the site of Mepkin Abbey.
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D.
Priestley Plantation
Priestley Plantation was a Southern plantation estate that served as the birthplace of influential American architect Henry Hobson Richardson.
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E.
Mulberry Grove Plantation, near Savannah, Georgia
Mulberry Grove Plantation, near Savannah, Georgia, was a historic rice plantation notable as the residence and death place of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene and later as the site where Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia Target entity description: 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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A.
Belle Grove Plantation, Virginia
Belle Grove Plantation in Virginia is a historic 18th-century estate best known as the birthplace of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States.
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B.
Chantilly plantation
Chantilly plantation was a historic Virginia estate whose name later inspired the naming of the community of Chantilly, Virginia.
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C.
Mepkin Plantation, South Carolina
Mepkin Plantation, South Carolina is a historic former rice plantation on the Cooper River best known as the estate and place of death of American Revolutionary leader Henry Laurens, and now the site of Mepkin Abbey.
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D.
Priestley Plantation
Priestley Plantation was a Southern plantation estate that served as the birthplace of influential American architect Henry Hobson Richardson.
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E.
Mulberry Grove Plantation, near Savannah, Georgia
Mulberry Grove Plantation, near Savannah, Georgia, was a historic rice plantation notable as the residence and death place of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene and later as the site where Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| 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
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tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
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Subject: Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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