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Verville (Merry Point, Virginia)

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Verville is a historic plantation house near Merry Point in Lancaster County, Virginia, built around 1742 as a one-and-a-half-story brick dwelling in a single-pile, central-passage Colonial plan. Between 1803 and 1815 its gambrel roof and interior woodwork were altered to suit Federal-era taste. The five-acre property has been privately owned since 1959, when Walter and Elizabeth Oliver bought it and carried out a restoration, and it was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1986 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. 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 YearSourced to the subject's own account
1749 3
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
Building Type (category)
Plantation 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
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Has Building Type

House, Concepts
Plantation House, Concepts

In Style

American Colonial Architecture, Styles and Movements
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Federal Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Verville (Merry Point, Virginia) (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Verville (Merry Point, Virginia) (Wikipedia)
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United States

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Sources
1. Verville (Merry Point, Virginia) (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verville_(Merry_Point,_Virginia), lead definition
    Verville is a historic plantation house located near Merry Point, Lancaster County, Virginia.
  • Lead section
    Verville is a historic plantation house located near Merry Point, Lancaster County, Virginia. It was built about 1742, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, brick Colonial-style dwelling.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation house)
    Verville is a historic plantation house located near Merry Point, Lancaster County, Virginia. It was built about 1742, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, brick Colonial-style dwelling. It has a single-pile, central-passage plan. The gambrel roof and all woodwork was changed to conform with Federal-style tastes in the late-18th or early-19th century.
  • In Style: American Colonial Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Colonial, Federal
  • In Style: Federal Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Colonial, Federal
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2. Verville (Merry Point, 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 Q14713444, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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3. Verville (Merry Point, Virginia) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1749)
Quote, Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1749)
Wikidata item Q14713444, inception (P571): year 1749
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