Belle Grove Plantation, Virginia

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf birthplace
historic house
historic plantation
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
category Historic houses in Virginia
National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
Plantations in Virginia
Presidential homes in the United States
coordinateLocation 38.171°N 77.184°W
country United States
dateOfSignificantEvent March 16, 1751
hasBuilding main plantation house
outbuildings
hasFeature plantation fields
riverfront setting
hasHeritageStatusReason birthplace of James Madison
hasHistoricFunction slave plantation
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Virginia Historic Landmark
inception 17th century
locatedIn Port Conway, Virginia
Virginia
locatedInAdministrativeEntity King George County, Virginia NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Northern Neck, Virginia
locatedOnWaterbody Rappahannock River
namedAfter Belle Grove
notablePersonBornHere Fourth president of the United States
James Madison
partOf James Madison Birthplace National Historic Site
significantEvent Birth of James Madison
tourism historic site open to visitors
usedFor agricultural estate
tobacco plantation

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Port Conway, Colony of Virginia ("Belle Grove plantation")
hasNotableSite
Belle Grove Plantation, Virginia ("Belle Grove")
namedAfter
James Madison
placeOfBirth

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