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Greenfield (Fincastle, Virginia)

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Greenfield, also known as the Col. William Preston Plantation, the Preston House, and the Botetourt Center at Greenfield, is a historic plantation site at Fincastle in Botetourt County, Virginia. It was established by the surveyor, militia officer and burgess William Preston, who began working the land with enslaved labor from 1759, and it grew into one of Botetourt County's largest plantations, exceeding 1,200 acres by the 1770s, before Preston moved his family to another plantation, Smithfield, in 1774 and left Greenfield to a series of overseers. 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
1832 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Plantation 1
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Plantation House, Concepts

Uses Element

Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Greenfield (Fincastle, Virginia) (Wikipedia)
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Source Greenfield (Fincastle, Virginia) (Wikipedia)
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1. Greenfield (Fincastle, Virginia) (Wikipedia)
  • infobox field: built=c. 1832, c. 1850
  • Lead section
    Greenfield, also known as Col. William Preston Plantation, Preston House, and Botetourt Center at Greenfield, is a historic plantation site located at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation)
    Greenfield, also known as Col. William Preston Plantation, Preston House, and Botetourt Center at Greenfield, is a historic plantation site located at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. The first plantation established by surveyor, militia officer and burgess William Preston (1729-1783) and which used enslaved labor beginning with his purchase of 16 Africans from the ship True Blue on August 2
  • Uses Element: Timber, Article text
    In 1759, Preston bought the property from Rentfroe and soon built a house that evolved into a large log-and-frame L-shaped dwelling; a portico supported by two-story columns sheltered the front.
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2. Greenfield (Fincastle, Virginia) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 391829): Virginia, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 391829): Virginia, United States
Wikidata item Q14712397, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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