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Varina Farms

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Varina Farms, also called Varina Plantation, is a former plantation on the James River in Henrico County, Virginia, about ten miles south of Richmond, founded around 1615 by John Rolfe, known for his marriage to Pocahontas. The property later passed to the Randolph family of Virginia and then, in 1825, to Pleasant Aiken, whose son Albert M. Aiken built the current brick mansion between 1853 and 1855 in the Classical Revival style, with a five bay common bond brick front, six over six sash windows, and an Ionic porch. The Stoneman family owned the estate from 1910, and it continued as a working private farm as late as 1977. In 2023 and 2024 Henrico County purchased the property, for 18.55 million dollars, for historic and environmental preservation. 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 Type
Plantation 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Virginia, United States 2
Completed Year
1853 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Plantation 1
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Plantation House, Concepts

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Varina Farms (Wikipedia)
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Source Varina Farms (Wikipedia)
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1. Varina Farms (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varina_Farms, lead definition
    Varina Farms, also known as Varina Plantation or Varina Farms Plantation or Varina on the James, is a plantation established in the 17th century on the James River about 10 miles (16 km) south of Richmond, Virginia.
  • Description
    The two-story residence, built in 1853, is a common-bond brick structure, which has a kitchen at the east side of the dwelling, separated by a long hyphen.
  • Lead section
    Varina Farms, also known as Varina Plantation or Varina Farms Plantation or Varina on the James, is a plantation established in the 17th century on the James River about 10 miles (16 km) south of Richmond, Virginia.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation)
    Varina Farms, also known as Varina Plantation or Varina Farms Plantation or Varina on the James, is a plantation established in the 17th century on the James River about 10 miles (16 km) south of Richmond, Virginia. An 820-acre (330 ha) property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as "Varina Plantation". At that time it included two contributing buildings and one other c
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2. Varina Farms (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Virginia, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Virginia, United States
Wikidata item Q7915910, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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