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Fox Hill Plantation

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Fox Hill Plantation is a historic plantation house near Lively, Lancaster County, Virginia, built about 1820. It is a two-story, five-bay, L-shaped brick dwelling with a hipped roof, a variation of the I-house form. The property also includes a contributing two-story, three-bay brick kitchen and a pyramidal-roofed smokehouse. 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 House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Virginia, United States 2
Completed Year
1820 1
Heritage Designation
US National Register of Historic Places 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
Building Type (category)
Plantation 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Connections

Has Building Type

House, Concepts
Plantation House, Concepts

In Style

Federal Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Virginia Department of Historic Resources: Fox Hill Plantation (Virginia Landmarks Register 051-0009)

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Fox Hill Plantation (Wikipedia)
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Located In

United States

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Source Fox Hill Plantation (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Fox Hill Plantation (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Hill_Plantation, lead definition
    Fox Hill Plantation is a historic plantation house located near Lively, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States.
  • Article text
    It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
  • Lead section
    It was built about 1820, and is a two-story, five-bay, L-shaped brick dwelling with a hipped roof.
  • Lead section
    Fox Hill Plantation is a historic plantation house located near Lively, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States. It was built about 1820, and is a two-story, five-bay, L-shaped brick dwelling with a hipped roof.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation house)
    Fox Hill Plantation is a historic plantation house located near Lively, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States. It was built about 1820, and is a two-story, five-bay, L-shaped brick dwelling with a hipped roof. It is a variation of the "I-house". Also on the property are the contributing two-story, three-bay brick kitchen and pyramidal-roofed smokehouse. It was listed on the National Register
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2. Fox Hill Plantation (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 Q14712338, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources: Fox Hill Plantation (Virginia Landmarks Register 051-0009)
Virginia Department of Historic ResourcesIn Style: Federal Architecture, Virginia Landmarks Register description
Quote, In Style: Federal Architecture, Virginia Landmarks Register description
this Northern Neck plantation is dominated by an L-shaped Federal-style dwelling placed amid broad, level fields.
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