Powhatan (Five Forks, Virginia)
Powhatan | |
 Powhatan, HABS Photo | |
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| Location | N of jct. of Rtes. 615 and 5, near |
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| Coordinates | 37°15′47″N 76°46′08″W / 37.26306°N 76.76889°WCoordinates: 37°15′47″N 76°46′08″W / 37.26306°N 76.76889°W |
| Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
| Built | c. 1750 |
| Architect | Taliaferro, Richard |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000803[1] |
| VLR No. | 047-0016 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1970 |
| Designated VLR | June 7, 1970[2] |
Powhatan is a historic home located near , James City County, Virginia. The house was designed by its owner Richard Taliaferro (c. 1705–1779) and built about 1750. It is a two-story, five bay by two bay Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a hipped roof with dormers and features two massive interior end T-shaped chimneys. The house was gutted by fire during the American Civil War. It was thoroughly restored in 1948.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (April 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Powhatan" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links[]
- Powhatan, Powhatan Creek, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA: 1 photo, 1 measured drawing, and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
Categories:
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1750
- Houses in James City County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in James City County, Virginia
- Taliaferro family of Virginia
- Virginia Peninsula Registered Historic Place stubs