Boidstones Place, also known as Greenbrakes and Fountain Rock, is a historic house built in 1766 by Thomas Boydston near Shepherdstown, West Virginia, on land granted to him by Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Boydston lost most of his land in a dispute with Fairfax and Joist Hite over holdings along the Terrapin Neck on the Potomac River, and the property passed to Abraham Shepherd, becoming part of the Shepherd family horse breeding holdings along Shepherd Grade. In 1851 R. D. Shepherd gave Boidstones to his nephew and namesake, who built the main Greek Revival section of the house; the property left the Shepherd family in 1886 and returned to it in 1916 for use as a summer home. 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 accountJefferson County, United States 3 Completed Year Classification
Standing Status Building Type
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1. Boidstones Place (Wikipedia)
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Boidstones Place, also known as Greenbrakes and Fountain Rock, is a historic house built in 1766 by Thomas Boydston near Shepherdstown, West Virginia, on land granted to him by Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Boydston lost most of his land in a dispute with Fairfax and Joist Hite over holdings along the Terrapin Neck on the Potomac River, and the property passed to Abraham Shepherd, becoming part of the Shepherd family horse breeding holdings along Shepherd Grade. In 1851 R. D. Shepherd gave Boidstones to his nephew and namesake, who built the main Greek Revival section of the house; the property left the Shepherd family in 1886 and returned to it in 1916 for use as a summer home.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1766)
completion_date/completed = 1766
In Style: American Colonial Architecture, Infobox, architecture
architecture: Colonial, Greek Revival
In Style: Greek Revival Architecture, Infobox, architecture
architecture: Colonial, Greek Revival
Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia categories
Category:Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
View the Source2. Boidstones Place (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Plantation)Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Plantation)
Wikidata item Q14713975, instance of (P31): plantation
3. Boidstones Place (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 412118): Jefferson County, United StatesQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 412118): Jefferson County, United States
Wikidata item Q14713975, property P131/P17 (location): Jefferson County, United States
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