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Burt-Stark Mansion

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The Burt-Stark Mansion, also known as the Armistead Burt House, stands in Abbeville, South Carolina, and was the site of the last Council of War held by cabinet members of the Confederate government. On May 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis met there hoping to continue the struggle, but found unanimous opposition among those present and recognized that the Confederate cause for independence was lost. 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 TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Historic house 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Abbeville, United States 3
Completed Year
1830 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
House 2
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House, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Greek Revival Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Burt-Stark Mansion (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Burt-Stark Mansion (Wikipedia)
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1. Burt-Stark Mansion (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt-Stark_Mansion, lead definition
    The Burt-Stark Mansion, also known as Armistead Burt House, in Abbeville, South Carolina was the site of the last Council of War of cabinet members of the Confederate government.
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    The Burt-Stark Mansion, also known as the Armistead Burt House, stands in Abbeville, South Carolina, and was the site of the last Council of War held by cabinet members of the Confederate government. On May 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis met there hoping to continue the struggle, but found unanimous opposition among those present and recognized that the Confederate cause for independence was lost.
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1830)
    completion_date/completed = 1830s
  • In Style: Greek Revival Architecture, Infobox, architecture
    architecture: Greek Revival
  • Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia article
    It has a brick foundation with wooden walls.
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2. Burt-Stark Mansion (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Historic house)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Historic house)
Wikidata item Q5000677, instance of (P31): historic house
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3. Burt-Stark Mansion (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 374569): Abbeville, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 374569): Abbeville, United States
Wikidata item Q5000677, property P131/P17 (location): Abbeville, United States
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