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Soldier's Joy (house)

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Soldier's Joy is a historic house in Wingina, Nelson County, Virginia, built in 1784 and 1785 by Colonel Samuel Jordan Cabell. Constructed originally as a five-part Palladian house in the late Georgian style, it was enlarged roughly twenty-five years after it was first built. The house was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 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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House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Virginia, United States 2
Completed Year
1783 1
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Standing 1
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House 1
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1. Soldier's Joy (house) (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier's_Joy_(house), lead definition
    Soldier's Joy is a historic house located at Wingina, Nelson County, Virginia, USA.
  • Lead section
    The elaborate woodwork from the ballroom wing was removed to the Cincinnati Art Museum when the house was renovated in the 1920s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
  • Infobox: built
    1783
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (House)
    Soldier's Joy is a historic house located at Wingina, Nelson County, Virginia, USA. It was built in 1784-85 by Col. Samuel Jordan Cabell and enlarged approximately twenty-five years later. Along with Bon Aire and Montezuma, it is one of the few remaining Cabell family houses in Nelson County. When constructed it was a five-part Palladian house; reduced in size during the 20th century when the ea
  • In Style: Georgian Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Georgian
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2. Soldier's Joy (house) (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 Q7557241, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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