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Abingdon (plantation)

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Abingdon was an 18th and 19th century plantation owned by the prominent Alexander, Custis, Stuart, and Hunter families and worked at times by enslaved people and domesticated animals. The plantation site is now located in Arlington County in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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
1746 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
Connections

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Plantation House, Concepts

In Style

Georgian Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Abingdon (plantation) (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Abingdon (plantation) (Wikipedia)
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United States

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Source Abingdon (plantation) (Wikipedia)tier 3
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1. Abingdon (plantation) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • infobox field: completion_date=by 1746 (first building)
  • Lead section
    The plantation's site is now located in Arlington County in the U.S. state of Virginia.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation)
    Abingdon (also known as the Alexander-Custis Plantation) was an 18th- and 19th-century plantation owned by the prominent Alexander, Custis, Stuart, and Hunter families and worked at times by slaves and domesticated animals. The plantation's site is now located in Arlington County in the U.S. state of Virginia. Abingdon is known as the birthplace of Eleanor "Nelly" Parke Custis Lewis (March 31, 177
  • In Style: Georgian Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Georgian
  • Uses Element: Brick, Post-Civil War
    During the same year, he sold his remaining Abingdon property at auction to the Alfred Richards Brick Company.
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2. Abingdon (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 Q4667816, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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