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Upper Shirley, Virginia

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Upper Shirley is a historic plantation house west of Charles City in Charles City County, Virginia. It was created in 1866 when Hill Carter divided his family's Shirley Plantation estate between his sons; the original two-story, nearly square, stucco-covered brick dwelling was built between 1868 and 1870 by the firm of A. H. Marks and Bros. and enlarged in 1890. The house has a hipped roof and a Doric-columned porch, and its roughly nine-acre grounds were entered on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1981 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The property is now home to Upper Shirley Vineyards. 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
1868 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
Building Type (category)
Plantation 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Connections

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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.

Plantation 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.

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Upper Shirley, Virginia (Wikipedia)
Stucco, Architectural Materials
Source Upper Shirley, Virginia (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Upper Shirley, Virginia (Wikipedia)
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Upper Shirley is a historic plantation house west of Charles City in Charles City County, Virginia. It was created in 1866 when Hill Carter divided his family's Shirley Plantation estate between his sons; the original two-story, nearly square, stucco-covered brick dwelling was built between 1868 and 1870 by the firm of A. H. Marks and Bros. and enlarged in 1890. The house has a hipped roof and a Doric-columned porch, and its roughly nine-acre grounds were entered on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1981 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The property is now home to Upper Shirley Vineyards.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation house)
    Upper Shirley is a historic plantation house located near Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia. In 1866, the owner of Shirley Plantation, Hill Carter, decided to retire and divide his Shirley Plantation estate, with the bulk of the estate (the current Shirley Plantation) bequeathed to his son, Robert, and the 'Upper Shirley' portion bequeathed to William Fitzhugh Carter. The original secti
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1868)
    Upper Shirley is a historic plantation house located near Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia. In 1866, the owner of Shirley Plantation, Hill Carter, decided to retire and divide his Shirley Plantation estate, with the bulk of the estate (the current Shirley Plantation) bequeathed to his son, Robert, and the 'Upper Shirley' portion bequeathed to William Fitzhugh Carter. The original secti
  • Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia lead
    It is a two-story, nearly square, stucco covered brick dwelling with an overhanging hipped roof.
  • Uses Element: Stucco, Wikipedia lead
    It is a two-story, nearly square, stucco covered brick dwelling with an overhanging hipped roof.
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2. Upper Shirley, 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 Q14713419, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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