Westover Plantation
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Westover Plantation is a historic 18th-century plantation and Georgian-style mansion on the James River in Virginia, noted for its architecture and role in early American history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westover plantation | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Georgian-style mansion
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historic house ⓘ historic plantation ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| category |
Georgian architecture in Virginia
ⓘ
Historic districts in Virginia ⓘ Historic houses in Virginia ⓘ Plantations in Virginia ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | Colonial America ⓘ |
| hasAccess | by Virginia State Route along the James River corridor ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | plantation house ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValue | symbol of Virginia’s plantation heritage ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
brick construction
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colonial-era landscape ⓘ elaborate doorway ⓘ formal gardens ⓘ historic outbuildings ⓘ riverfront setting ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ |
| hasFunction | educational site for colonial and early American history ⓘ |
| hasGrounds | plantation landscape along the James River ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType | river plantation ⓘ |
| hasView | James River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Charles City County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | James River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Richmond, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Williamsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
architecture
ⓘ
role in early American history ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
18th century
ⓘ
early United States period ⓘ |
| region | Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | hipped roof ⓘ |
| significance |
association with colonial Virginia plantation economy
ⓘ
association with early American political and social history ⓘ example of Georgian plantation architecture in Virginia ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| tourism | popular site on Virginia historic plantation tours ⓘ |
| usedAs |
historic site open for tours
ⓘ
private residence ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shirley Plantation
this entity surface form:
Westover plantation