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Barboursville (James Barbour)

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Barboursville is the ruin of the mansion built for James Barbour, a former United States Senator, Secretary of War and Governor of Virginia, in Barboursville, Virginia. The house was designed by Thomas Jefferson, Barbour's friend and political ally, and its ruin, now on the property of Barboursville Vineyards, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 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
Mansion 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Virginia, United States 2
Completed Year
1822 1
Classification
Standing Status
Ruined 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Mansion 1
Connections

Has Building Type

Mansion, Concepts

In Style

Palladian Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Barboursville (James Barbour) (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Barboursville (James Barbour) (Wikipedia)
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United States

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Source Barboursville (James Barbour) (Wikipedia)
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1. Barboursville (James Barbour) (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barboursville_(James_Barbour), lead definition
    Barboursville is the ruin of the mansion of James Barbour, located in Barboursville, Virginia.
  • Lead section
    Barboursville is the ruin of the mansion of James Barbour, located in Barboursville, Virginia. He was the former U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of War, and Virginia Governor.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (mansion)
    Barboursville is the ruin of the mansion of James Barbour, located in Barboursville, Virginia. He was the former U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of War, and Virginia Governor. It is now within the property of Barboursville Vineyards. The house was designed by Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States and Barbour's friend and political ally. The ruin is listed on the National Register of H
  • Original Jeffersonian design
    Until it burned on Christmas Day 1884, Barbour's house stood essentially as completed, c. 1822, from designs by Thomas Jefferson.
  • In Style: Palladian Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Neo-Palladian
  • Uses Element: Brick, Destruction in fire
    During the fire of 1884, everything except the exterior brick walls, the interior masonry partitions, and the columns of the porticoes were destroyed.
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2. Barboursville (James Barbour) (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 Q4859734, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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