Upper Shirley, Virginia facts for kids
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Upper Shirley
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 Location in Virginia
Location in the United States
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| Location | W of Charles City on SR 608, Charles City, Virginia |
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| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1868-1870, 1890 |
| Built by | A. H. Marks and Bros. |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001884 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1982 |
Upper Shirley is a historic plantation house located near Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia. The original section was built in 1868–1870, which has consequently been 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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
