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Hawkwood (Gordonsville, Virginia)

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Hawkwood is an Italianate-villa style country house near Gordonsville, Virginia. It was designed in 1851 by architect Alexander Jackson Davis of New York for Richard Overton Morris of the locally prominent Morris family, and it was completed in 1855. Also described as being in the Italian Villa style, it is one of only two Davis designs in that style that have not been substantially altered. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building Type
Country House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Virginia, United States 2
Completed Year
1854 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
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Italianate Architecture, Styles and Movements
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Brick, Architectural Materials
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United States

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1. Hawkwood (Gordonsville, Virginia) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Hawkwood is an Italianate-villa style country house near Gordonsville, Virginia, United States.
  • Infobox: built
    1854
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (country house)
    Hawkwood is an Italianate-villa style country house near Gordonsville, Virginia, United States. It was designed by architect Alexander Jackson Davis of New York in 1851 for Richard Overton Morris of the locally prominent Morris family, and was completed in 1855. The house, which has also been described as being in the Italian Villa style, is one of only two Davis designs in that style which have n
  • In Style: Italianate Architecture, Introduction
    Hawkwood is an Italianate-villa style country house near Gordonsville, Virginia, United States.
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2. Hawkwood (Gordonsville, Virginia) (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 Q5685324, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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