Upper Shirley, Virginia
Upper Shirley | |
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| Location | W of Charles City on SR 608, Charles City, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°20′50″N 77°15′24″W / 37.34722°N 77.25667°WCoordinates: 37°20′50″N 77°15′24″W / 37.34722°N 77.25667°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1868-1870, 1890 |
| Built by | A. H. Marks and Bros. |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001884[1] |
| VLR No. | 018-0026 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1982 |
| Designated VLR | December 15, 1981[2] |
Upper Shirley is a historic plantation house located near Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia. The original section was built in 1868–1870, which has consequently been enlarged to its present size in 1890. It is a two-story, nearly square, stucco covered brick dwelling with an overhanging hipped roof. It measures approximately 42 feet by 47 feet. The front facade features a portico with stylized Doric order columns. On the west elevation is a doorway originally on the Warren House in Harrisonburg, Virginia; it is protected by a two-level porch which stretches across the entire facade. The house was built by Hill Carter for his son William Fitzhugh Carter of materials salvaged from a large 18th-century building that was demolished at Shirley Plantation.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper Shirley" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
- James River plantations
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1890
- Houses in Charles City County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Charles City County, Virginia
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Virginia Peninsula Registered Historic Place stubs