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Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia)

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Saratoga, also known as the General Daniel Morgan House, is a historic plantation house near Boyce, Virginia, built in 1779 by Daniel Morgan, a Continental Army general who won the decisive Battle of Cowpens in 1781. Morgan named the estate after the American victory at the 1777 Battles of Saratoga, in which he had also fought. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973. It remains privately owned and is not open to the public. 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
1779 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

Georgian Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia) (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Limestone, Architectural Materials
Source Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia) (Wikipedia)
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United States

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Source Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia) (Wikipedia)
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1. Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia) (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saratoga_(Boyce,_Virginia), lead definition
    Saratoga, also known as the General Daniel Morgan House, is a historic plantation house near Boyce, Virginia.
  • Lead section
    Saratoga, also known as the General Daniel Morgan House, is a historic plantation house near Boyce, Virginia. It was built in 1779 by Daniel Morgan, a general in the Continental Army best known for his victory over the British at the Battle of Cowpens in 1781.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation house)
    Saratoga, also known as the General Daniel Morgan House, is a historic plantation house near Boyce, Virginia. It was built in 1779 by Daniel Morgan, a general in the Continental Army best known for his victory over the British at the Battle of Cowpens in 1781. He named his estate after the American victory in the 1777 Battles of Saratoga, in which he also participated. The estate was listed on
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1779)
    Saratoga, also known as the General Daniel Morgan House, is a historic plantation house near Boyce, Virginia. It was built in 1779 by Daniel Morgan, a general in the Continental Army best known for his victory over the British at the Battle of Cowpens in 1781. He named his estate after the American victory in the 1777 Battles of Saratoga, in which he also participated. The estate was listed on
  • In Style: Georgian Architecture, Wikipedia categories
    Category:Georgian architecture in Virginia
  • Uses Element: Limestone, Description and history
    The main house is a large 2+1⁄2-story limestone structure with a gabled roof and end chimneys.
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2. Saratoga (Boyce, 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 Q14713180, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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