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Happy Retreat

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Happy Retreat, also known as the Charles Washington House or Mordington, is a historic property in Charles Town, West Virginia. It was originally owned and developed by Charles Washington, the youngest brother of George Washington and the founder of Charles Town. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Plantation 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Charles Town, United States 2
Completed Year
1780 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Plantation 2
Connections

Has Building Type

Plantation House, Concepts

In Style

Neoclassical Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Happy Retreat (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Happy Retreat (Wikipedia)
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Located In

United States

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Source Happy Retreat (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Happy Retreat (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Retreat, lead definition
    Happy Retreat (also known as Charles Washington House and Mordington) is a historic property in Charles Town, West Virginia, which was originally owned and developed by Charles Washington, the youngest brother of George Washington and the founder of Charles Town.
  • Lead section
    Happy Retreat (also known as Charles Washington House and Mordington) is a historic property in Charles Town, West Virginia, which was originally owned and developed by Charles Washington, the youngest brother of George Washington and the founder of Charles Town.
  • Infobox: built
    1780
  • In Style: Neoclassical Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Early Republic, Classical Revival
  • Uses Element: Brick, Description
    Happy Retreat is a 2+1⁄2-story white-painted brick structure, with two-story flanking wings.
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2. Happy Retreat (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Plantation)
    Wikidata item Q5652999, instance of (P31): plantation
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Charles Town, United States
    Wikidata item Q5652999, property P131/P17 (location): Charles Town, United States
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