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Elmwood (Shepherdstown, West Virginia)

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Elmwood is a Federal style house near Shepherdstown, West Virginia, built in 1797 by Edward Lucas III on land his father, Edward Lucas II, had claimed in 1732. During the Civil War the house served as a field hospital, and it remained in the Lucas family until 1948. 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
House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
West Virginia, United States 2
Completed Year
1797 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
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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.

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Source Elmwood (Shepherdstown, West Virginia) (Wikipedia)

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1. Elmwood (Shepherdstown, West Virginia) (Wikipedia)
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Elmwood is a Federal style house near Shepherdstown, West Virginia, built in 1797 by Edward Lucas III on land his father, Edward Lucas II, had claimed in 1732. During the Civil War the house served as a field hospital, and it remained in the Lucas family until 1948.
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1797)
    completion_date/completed = 1797
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (House)
    Elmwood is a Federal style house near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Located on land claimed in 1732 by Edward Lucas II, it was built in 1797 by his son, Edward Lucas III. During the Civil War the house was used as a field hospital. It remained in the Lucas family until 1948. The brick house is two stories over a raised basement, with a center-hall arrangement on both levels. The brick on the sid
  • In Style: Federal Architecture, Infobox, architecture
    architecture: Federal
  • Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia lead
    The brick house is two stories over a raised basement, with a center-hall arrangement on both levels.
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2. Elmwood (Shepherdstown, West Virginia) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 391626): West Virginia, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 391626): West Virginia, United States
Wikidata item Q5366952, property P131/P17 (location): West Virginia, United States
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