Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia

E171970

Shirley Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia, is one of the oldest and most historically significant plantation estates in the United States, known for its early 18th-century architecture and continuous operation by the same family for generations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
plantation
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
constructedIn early 18th century
constructionStart circa 1723
continent North America
country USA
United States
hasArchitecturalFeature Flemish bond brickwork
dependencies
great house
hipped roof
outbuildings
palladian windows
terraced gardens
wharf on James River
hasFeature barns
family cemetery
icehouse
kitchen outbuilding
riverfront views
smokehouse
hasHistoricalEra American Civil War period
linked to: American Civil War

Antebellum South
linked to: Antebellum period

Colonial America
hasHistoricDesignation National Historic Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
laterOwner Carter family
Hill family
locatedBetween Richmond, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
linked to: Williamsburg
locatedIn Charles City County, Virginia
Virginia
locatedOn James River
mainHouseCompletion circa 1738
near Berkeley Plantation
Jamestown, Virginia
linked to: Jamestown

Westover Plantation
NHLDesignationDate 1960s
notableFor being one of the oldest plantations in Virginia
continuous ownership by same family for generations
early 18th-century Georgian mansion
role in American Civil War
role in colonial Virginia history
NRHPListingDate 1969
offers grounds tours
guided tours
house tours
openToPublic yes
originalLandGrantBy Virginia Company of London
originalLandGrantDate 1613
originalOwner Sir Thomas West, Lord De La Warr
ownedByFamily Hill-Carter family
region Tidewater Virginia
state Virginia
usedEnslavedLabor yes
usedFor agriculture
tobacco cultivation

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Anne Hill Carter Lee placeOfBirth Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia
Anne Hill Carter Lee residence Shirley Plantation, Virginia
linked to: Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia
Charles Carter of Shirley notableResidence Shirley Plantation on the James River
linked to: Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia