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Mosby Tavern

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Mosby Tavern, also called the Old Cumberland Courthouse or the Littleberry Mosby House, is a National Register of Historic Places building in Powhatan County, Virginia, southeast of the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and State Route 629. It began as a small one-room house built by Benjamin Mosby in 1740 and remains a private residence today. 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
Hall and parlor house 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Virginia, United States 3
Completed Year
1741 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
House 2
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House, Concepts

In Style

Federal Architecture, Styles and Movements
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Uses Element

Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Mosby Tavern (Wikipedia)
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United States

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Sources
1. Mosby Tavern (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosby_Tavern, lead definition
    Mosby Tavern, also called Old Cumberland Courthouse or Littleberry Mosby House, is a National Register of Historic Places building in Powhatan County, Virginia.
  • infobox field: built=1741
  • Lead section
    Mosby Tavern, also called Old Cumberland Courthouse or Littleberry Mosby House, is a National Register of Historic Places building in Powhatan County, Virginia. Located southeast of the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and State Route 629 in Powhatan County, Virginia, with a street address of 2625 Old Tavern Road, it began as a small one-room house built by Benjamin Mosby in 1740, and remains a private residence today.
  • In Style: Federal Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Federal
  • Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia article
    By the time Benjamin's grandson, Littleberry Mosby Jr, owned it in the early nineteenth century it was a one-story, hall-parlor plan frame dwelling shown on early nineteenth century insurance policies as 34' by 28'.
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2. Mosby Tavern (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Hall and parlor house)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Hall and parlor house)
Wikidata item Q14712898, instance of (P31): hall and parlor house
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3. Mosby Tavern (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 Q14712898, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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Wikidata: Mosby Tavern
Wikidata Q14712898, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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