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Powhatan
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Powhatan, HABS Photo
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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
VLR No.	047-0016
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 15, 1970
Designated VLR	June 7, 1970

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.

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

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. 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

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

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