Powhatan Rural Historic District

Powhatan Rural Historic District, formerly "Powhatan Plantation" and before that "Hopyard Plantation", 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 under Joel Roberts Poinsett, in the mid-19th century and one of Virginia's most affluent planters of that era; who inherited it from his father John Tayloe III, who built The Octagon House in Washington DC, and it was known then as 'Hopyard,' he inherited it from his father John Tayloe II who built the grand colonial estate Mount Airy. 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]

Built by Edward Thornton Tayloe on his father's John Tayloe III former plantation 'Hopyard'
Powhatan Plantation/Hopyard Plantation
Farmhouse
LocationJct. of VA 607 and VA 610, King George, Virginia
Coordinates38°14′48″N 77°12′32″W
Area1,092 acres (442 ha)
Built1835 (1835)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.92000020[1]
VLR No.048-0018
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1992
Designated VLRFebruary 20, 1992[2]
Built by Edward T Tayloe on his father's John Tayloe III former plantation 'Hopyard'

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. 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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.