Powhatan (Five Forks, Virginia)

Historic house in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Powhatan

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Virginia Landmarks Register

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Location| N of jct. of Rtes. 615 and 5, near Five Forks, Virginia
Coordinates| 37°15′47″N 76°46′08″W﻿ / ﻿37.26306°N 76.76889°W﻿ / 37.26306; -76.76889
Area| 250 acres (100 ha)
Built| c. 1750 (1750)
Architect| Taliaferro, Richard
Architectural style| Georgian
NRHP reference No.| 70000803[1]
VLR No.| 047-0016
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| September 15, 1970
Designated VLR| June 7, 1970[2]

Powhatan is a historic home located near Five Forks, James City County, Virginia. The house was designed by its owner Richard Taliaferro (c. 1705–1779) and built about 1750. It is a two-story, five bay by two bay Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a hipped roof with dormers and features two massive interior end T-shaped chimneys. The house was gutted by fire during the American Civil War. It was thoroughly restored in 1948.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "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 June 5, 2013.
3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (April 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Powhatan" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

## External links

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* Powhatan, Powhatan Creek, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA: 1 photo, 1 measured drawing, and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

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