Powhatan Rural Historic District
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Powhatan Rural Historic District | |
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| Location | Jct. of VA 607 and VA 610, King George, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°14′48″N 77°12′32″W / 38.24667°N 77.20889°WCoordinates: 38°14′48″N 77°12′32″W / 38.24667°N 77.20889°W |
| Area | 1,092 acres (442 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 92000020[1] |
| VLR # | 048-0018 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 20, 1992 |
| Designated VLR | February 20, 1992[2] |
Powhatan Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near King George, King George County, Virginia. It encompasses 15 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures in a rural area near King George. The district represents a significant reassemblage of the land holdings of Edward Thornton Tayloe, a member of the U.S. diplomatic service in the mid-19th century and one of Virginia's most affluent planters of that era. He inherited it from his father John Tayloe III who built The Octagon House in Washington DC, who inherited it from his father John Tayloe II who built the grand colonial estate Mount Airy. The earlier plantation was originally known as "Hop Yard." It contains three distinct historic residential farm clusters as well as two post-1950 stable complexes and several other auxiliary residential and agricultural buildings. The main house, known as Powhatan, is sited prominently on a ridge overlooking the Rappahannock River valley.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Land and Community Associates (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Powhatan Rural Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
