Upper Shirley, Virginia
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Upper Shirley | |
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| Location | W of Charles City on SR 608, Charles City, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°20′50″N 77°15′24″W / 37.34722°N 77.25667°WCoordinates: 37°20′50″N 77°15′24″W / 37.34722°N 77.25667°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1868-1870, 1890 |
| Built by | A. H. Marks and Bros. |
| NRHP Reference # | 82001884[1] |
| VLR # | 018-0026 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1982 |
| Designated VLR | December 15, 1981[2] |
Upper Shirley is a historic plantation house located near Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia. The original section was built in 1868-1870, and enlarged to its present size in 1890. It is a two-story, nearly square, stucco covered brick dwelling with an overhanging hipped roof. It measures approximately 42 feet by 47 feet. The front facade features a portico with stylized Doric order columns. On the west elevation is a doorway originally on the Warren House in Harrisonburg, Virginia; it is protected by a two-level porch which stretches across the entire facade. The house was built by Hill Carter for his son William Fitzhugh Carter of materials salvaged from a large 18th-century building that was demolished at Shirley Plantation.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (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.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper Shirley" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
