- Tuckahoe Plantation
Infobox_nrhp | name =Tuckahoe
nrhp_type = nhld
caption =
nearest_city=Manakin, Virginia
locmapin = Virginia
area =
built =1712
architect= Unknown
architecture= Georgian, Other
designated=August 11 ,1969 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=802&ResourceType=District
title=Tuckahoe |accessdate=2008-04-20|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added =November 22 ,1968 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=68000049Tuckahoe, also known as Tuckahoe Plantation, is a site significant for its association with the life of
Thomas Jefferson . It was a boyhood home for 7 years for Jefferson.It was declared a
National Historic Landmark in 1969.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/68000049.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Tuckahoe Plantation] |32 KB|date=October 9, 1974 |author=James Dillon |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/68000049.pdf "Accompanying 14 photos, aeriel and exterior and interior, from 1968, 1972, and 1974"] |32 KB] citation|title=PDFlink| [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Goochland/037-0033_Tuckahoe_1968_Final_Nomination.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Tuckahoe Plantation House (Thomas Jefferson Boyhood Home) / Tuckahoe] |32 KB|date=March 19, 1971 |author=Charles W. Snell |publisher=National Park Service]The designation was for a
historic district that included additional buildings, including a smokehouse and slave quarters.It is located on Route 650 near Manakin, overlapping in both Goochland and Henrico counties.
The grounds are open for self-guided tours, and the house is available for private tours by appointment. The house can also be rented for private events.
References
External links
* [http://www.tuckahoeplantation.com Tuckahoe Plantation Website]
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/presidents/site69.htm Tuckahoe, at National Park Service]
* [http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/jamesriver/ James River Plantations, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary]
* [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Goochland/Tuckahoe_photo.htm Tuckahoe, Goochland County, 4 photos at Virginia DHR]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.va0490 Tuckahoe Plantation, River Road, Richmond vicinity, Manakin vicinity, Goochland County, VA: 8 drawings, 1 data page] , atHistoric American Building Survey
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