Berkeley Plantation
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Berkeley Plantation is a historic 17th-century estate on the James River in Virginia, known as one of America’s oldest plantations and the site of several significant events in early U.S. history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berkeley Plantation canonical | 5 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house museum
ⓘ
historic plantation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Berkeley Hundred
NERFINISHED
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Harrison’s Landing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Harrison family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOfficeholder |
Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the Declaration of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (family home of his grandfather) NERFINISHED ⓘ William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Daniel Butterfield
NERFINISHED
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George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf |
Benjamin Harrison V
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Berkeley Company of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | privately owned historic site open for tours ⓘ |
| established | 1619 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Berkeley Hundred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
formal gardens
ⓘ
historic outbuildings ⓘ riverfront lawn ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDesignation | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Georgian brick manor house ⓘ |
| hasUsePeriod |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial era ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
headquarters of Union General George B. McClellan during the Peninsula Campaign
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location of a 1619 thanksgiving observance by English settlers ⓘ location where the bugle call “Taps” was first played during the American Civil War ⓘ site of Civil War Union encampment at Harrison’s Landing ⓘ site of early English settlement in Virginia ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Charles City County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | James River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainHouseCompletionDate | circa 1726 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Benjamin Harrison IV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benjamin Harrison V NERFINISHED ⓘ Benjamin Harrison VI NERFINISHED ⓘ William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 69000250 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalOwnerFamily | Harrison family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Virginia Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| tourType |
guided tours
ⓘ
self-guided grounds tours ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shirley Plantation