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Castle Hill (Virginia)

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Castle Hill is a historic, privately owned plantation of about 600 acres at the foot of the Southwest Mountains in Albemarle County, Virginia, near Monticello and the city of Charlottesville, recognized by the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. It was the home of Dr. Thomas Walker and his wife Mildred Thornton Meriwether; Walker was a close friend and the physician of Peter Jefferson, and later the guardian of young Thomas Jefferson after his father death.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Plantation 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Virginia, United States 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1764 1
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Plantation 1
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Plantation House, Concepts

In Style

American Colonial Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Castle Hill (Virginia) (Wikipedia)
Federal Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Castle Hill (Virginia) (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Castle Hill (Virginia) (Wikipedia)
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United States

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Source Castle Hill (Virginia) (Wikipedia)tier 3
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1. Castle Hill (Virginia) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Castle Hill was the home of Dr. Thomas Walker (1715-1794) and his wife, Mildred Thornton Meriwether (widow of Nicholas Meriwether III). Walker was a close friend and the physician of Peter Jefferson, and later the guardian of young Thomas Jefferson after his father's death.
  • Infobox: built
    1764/1824
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation)
    Castle Hill (Virginia) is an historic, privately owned, 600-acre (243 ha) plantation located at the foot of the Southwest Mountains in Albemarle County, Virginia, near Monticello and the city of Charlottesville, and is recognized by the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. Castle Hill was the home of Dr. Thomas Walker (1715-1794) and his wife, Mildred Thornton
  • In Style: American Colonial Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Colonial and Federal
  • In Style: Federal Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Colonial and Federal
  • Uses Element: Brick, Architecture
    William and Judith Rives added the brick, federal style addition to the home in 1824, which was built by Captain John Perry, one of Thomas Jefferson's master brickmasons.
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2. Castle Hill (Virginia) (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 Q14712138, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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