Upper Shirley, Virginia

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]

Upper Shirley
LocationW of Charles City on SR 608, Charles City, Virginia
Coordinates37°20′50″N 77°15′24″W
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1868 (1868)-1870, 1890
Built byA. H. Marks and Bros.
NRHP reference No.82001884[1]
VLR No.018-0026
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1982
Designated VLRDecember 15, 1981[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper Shirley" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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