Lee Hall Mansion is a historic brick plantation house near the junction of U.S. 60 and Virginia 238 in Newport News, Virginia, built between 1848 and 1859 for planter Richard Decatur Lee, for whom the mansion and the surrounding community were named. During the 1862 Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War the house served as headquarters for Confederate generals Joseph E. Johnston and John B. Magruder. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, the mansion is now open to the public as a museum while its former kitchen building serves as staff offices.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountVirginia, United States 2 Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account Building Type
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1. Lee Hall Mansion (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEntity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
Lee Hall Mansion is a historic brick plantation house near the junction of U.S. 60 and Virginia 238 in Newport News, Virginia, built between 1848 and 1859 for planter Richard Decatur Lee, for whom the mansion and the surrounding community were named. During the 1862 Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War the house served as headquarters for Confederate generals Joseph E. Johnston and John B. Magruder. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, the mansion is now open to the public as a museum while its former kitchen building serves as staff offices.
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completion_date/completed = 1848
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Lee Hall or Lee Hall Mansion is a historic brick plantation house that was built during the period from 1848 to 1859. The community of Lee Hall, Virginia, is named for it. The house and village are located near the junction of U.S. 60 and VA 238, in Newport News, Virginia.
The current 12.29-acre (4.97 ha) property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The listed proper
Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia categories
Category:Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
View the Source 2. Lee Hall Mansion (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Virginia, United StatesQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Virginia, United States
Wikidata item Q14712697, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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