Prato Rio, also known as Hopewell, is a historic house near Leetown in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Its oldest section is a log cabin built around 1731 by Han Yost Heydt, enlarged with a stone extension in 1733 and joined in a hall-and-parlor plan, with a second story and further additions following through the nineteenth century. In 1774 the estate, then a 3,000-acre plantation, was bought by Continental Army General Charles Lee, who renamed it Prato Rio, Portuguese for stream on the meadow, and lived there as a recluse with his dogs until his death in 1782. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1973. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountWest Virginia, United States 3 Completed Year Classification
Standing Status Building Type
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1. Prato Rio (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prato_Rio, lead definition
Prato Rio, also known as Hopewell, near Leetown, West Virginia, was the home of General Charles Lee of the Continental Army, for whom Leetown is named.
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Prato Rio, also known as Hopewell, is a historic house near Leetown in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Its oldest section is a log cabin built around 1731 by Han Yost Heydt, enlarged with a stone extension in 1733 and joined in a hall-and-parlor plan, with a second story and further additions following through the nineteenth century. In 1774 the estate, then a 3,000-acre plantation, was bought by Continental Army General Charles Lee, who renamed it Prato Rio, Portuguese for stream on the meadow, and lived there as a recluse with his dogs until his death in 1782. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1973.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1775)
completion_date/completed = 1775
Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia categories
Category:Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
View the Source2. Prato Rio (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Plantation)Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Plantation)
Wikidata item Q7238721, instance of (P31): plantation
3. Prato Rio (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: West Virginia, United States
Wikidata item Q7238721, property P131/P17 (location): West Virginia, United States
In Style: Rustic Architecture, Wikidata P149
architectural style: rustic architecture
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