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Mount Columbia (Manquin, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°42′51″N 77°11′14″W / 37.71417°N 77.18722°W / 37.71417; -77.18722
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Mount Columbia
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Mount Columbia (Manquin, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Mount Columbia (Manquin, Virginia)
Mount Columbia (Manquin, Virginia) is located in the United States
Mount Columbia (Manquin, Virginia)
LocationOff VA 649, 2.7 mi. W of VA 605, near Manquin, Virginia
Coordinates37°42′51″N 77°11′14″W / 37.71417°N 77.18722°W / 37.71417; -77.18722
Area99.2 acres (40.1 ha)
Builtc. 1792, c. 1835
ArchitectBosher, Gideon; Bosher, William
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.88003208 [1]
VLR No.050-0049
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 19, 1989
Designated VLRApril 19, 1988[2]

Mount Columbia is a historic home located near Manquin, King William County, Virginia. It was built in two sections; the rear section was built about 1790 and the front was added about 1835. It is a two-story, five-bay, rectangular brick dwelling in the Federal style. The front section has a single-pile, central hall plan. Also on the property are the contributing brick kitchen dependency, a family cemetery and the vestiges of a formal garden.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Division of Historic Landmarks staff (March 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Columbia" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo