Chestnut Grove plantation

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Chestnut Grove plantation was an 18th-century Virginia estate best known as the birthplace and family home of Martha Washington, the future first First Lady of the United States.

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Chestnut Grove plantation canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic estate
plantation
associatedWith Dandridge family
Martha Washington
birthplaceOf Martha Washington
several Dandridge children
connectedTo George Washington
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolishedOrDestroyed yes
destroyedBy fire
governedBy Colony and Dominion of Virginia
surface form: Colony of Virginia
hasArchitecturalStyle Georgian architecture
hasBuildingType plantation house
hasHistoricalSignificance First Lady of the United States
surface form: connected to first First Lady of the United States

example of 18th-century Virginia plantation culture
heritageStatus no longer extant
inception early 18th century
locatedIn New Kent County, Virginia
Virginia
locatedInFormerTerritory Thirteen Colonies
locatedInTimePeriod 18th century
locatedNear Pamunkey River
Vestry of St. Peter Parish, New Kent County
surface form: St. Peter’s Parish, New Kent County
materialUsed wood
mentionedIn biographies of Martha Washington
histories of colonial Virginia
notableAs birthplace of Martha Washington
family home of Martha Washington
ownedBy Dandridge family
John Dandridge
partOf colonial Virginia plantations
residenceOf Frances Jones Dandridge
John Dandridge
Martha Washington
socialContext slave plantation
usedFor agricultural production
tobacco cultivation

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Frances Jones Dandridge placeOfResidence Chestnut Grove plantation
John Dandridge residence Chestnut Grove plantation