Tuckahoe, also known as Tuckahoe Plantation or Historic Tuckahoe, stands in Tuckahoe, Virginia, on the boundary of Goochland and Henrico counties near Manakin Sabot. Built in the first half of the 18th century, it is a well-preserved example of a colonial plantation house and a distinctive colonial prodigy house, and Thomas Jefferson is recorded as having spent part of his childhood there. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1969.
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Completed YearDendrochronology dates the older north wing timbers to circa 1733 Classification
Standing Status Building TypeH-shaped colonial plantation house 1 Connections
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Tuckahoe, also known as Tuckahoe Plantation, or Historic Tuckahoe is located in Tuckahoe, Virginia on Route 650 near Manakin Sabot, Virginia, overlapping both Goochland and Henrico counties, six miles from the area of the same name.
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Architecture
wings mirroring each other and connected by a central corridor
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SE of Manakin near jct. of Rtes. 650 and 647, near Manakin, Virginia
History
the timbers in the older (north) wing date to c. 1733
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The two-story wood structure sits in its original spot, the only Randolph home to not be relocated.
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