Powhatan (Five Forks, Virginia)

Powhatan is a historic home located near Five Forks, James City County, Virginia. The house was designed by its owner Richard Taliaferro (c. 1705–1779) and built about 1750.  It is a two-story, five bay by two bay Georgian style brick dwelling.  It has a hipped roof with dormers and features two massive interior end T-shaped chimneys. The house was gutted by fire during the American Civil War.  It was thoroughly restored in 1948.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

References

External links
Powhatan, Powhatan Creek, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA: 1 photo, 1 measured drawing, and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Category:Georgian architecture in Virginia
Category:Houses completed in 1750
Category:Houses in James City County, Virginia
Category:National Register of Historic Places in James City County, Virginia
Category:Taliaferro family of Virginia