File:GARDEN GROUNDS; WILLIAM BYRD II'S TOMB IN BACKGROUND, LOOKING NORTH - Westover, State Route 633, Westover, Charles City, VA HABS VA,19-WEST,1-70.tif

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GARDEN GROUNDS; WILLIAM BYRD II'S TOMB IN BACKGROUND, LOOKING NORTH - Westover, State Route 633, Westover, Charles City, VA
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GARDEN GROUNDS; WILLIAM BYRD II'S TOMB IN BACKGROUND, LOOKING NORTH - Westover, State Route 633, Westover, Charles City, VA
Description
Byrd, William, II; Morris, Scott, transmitter
Depicted place Virginia; Charles City; Westover
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS VA,19-WEST,1-70
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: Westover was patented in 1637 and was purchased by William Byrd I in 1688. The present 18th century complex was erected for William Byrd II, the noted colonial leader, planter, diarist, and founder of Richmond. Built in flemish bond with segmental, gauged-brick arches, the main block was probably begun after 1729 and completed by 1735. The stone pedimented doorways follow designs in William Salmon's Palladio Londinensis. Original paneling survives throughout the first and second floors. Dominating the interior is a richly carved 2-story, open-well stair...
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-186, FN-187, FN-188, FN-189, FN-190, FN-191, FN-192, FN-193, FN-194, FN-195, FN-196, FN-197, FN-198, FN-199, FN-200, FN-201, FN-202, FN-203, FN-204, FN-205, FN-206, FN-295
  • Survey number: HABS VA-402
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1726 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1900 Subsequent Work
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 66000923.
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va0315.photos.160531p
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