Menokin plantation, Richmond County, Virginia
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Menokin plantation in Richmond County, Virginia is a historic 18th-century estate best known as the home of Founding Father and Declaration of Independence signer Francis Lightfoot Lee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Menokin plantation, Richmond County, Virginia canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ historic plantation ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lee family of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tayloe family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| category |
Historic house museums in Virginia
ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Virginia ⓘ Plantations in Virginia ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1769 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeatNearby | Warsaw, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Menokin Bay shoreline
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agricultural fields ⓘ main house ⓘ outbuildings ⓘ plantation landscape ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasResident |
Francis Lightfoot Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rebecca Tayloe Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.menokin.org/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| knownFor |
18th-century plantation architecture
ⓘ
association with a signer of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ home of Francis Lightfoot Lee ⓘ innovative conservation and glass reconstruction project ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
Northern Neck, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rappahannock River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Warsaw, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cat Point Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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stone ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| operator | Menokin Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Francis Lightfoot Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Menokin Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Menokin National Historic Landmark District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | residence of a Founding Father of the United States ⓘ |
| use |
educational center
ⓘ
heritage tourism site ⓘ historic site open to the public ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.