Saratoga (Boyce, Virginia)
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Saratoga
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Saratoga
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Location | SE of jct. of Rtes. 723 and 617, Boyce, Virginia |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Built | 1779 |
Architect | Unknown |
Architectural style | No Style Listed |
NRHP Reference # | 70000788 |
VLR # | 021-0070 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970[2] |
Designated NHL | November 7, 1973[3] |
Designated VLR | December 2, 1969[1] |
Saratoga, also known as the General Daniel Morgan House, is a home near Boyce, Virginia. It is a gray limestone Georgian style house built by Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan, best known for his victory over the British at the Battle of Cowpens in 1781. He named it after the American victory at Battle of Saratoga.[3][4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.[2]
It is located about .5 miles south of Boyce on the west side of County Route 723.
References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1942 and 1972 PDF (32 KB)
External links
- Saratoga, Clarke County, one photo at Virginia DHR
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. VA-246, "Saratoga, Main House & Outbuildings, Roseville Run, Boyce vicinity, Clarke County, VA", 3 photos, 2 data pages, supplemental material
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Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
- Houses in Clarke County, Virginia
- Houses completed in 1779
- Plantations in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Clarke County, Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Clarke County, Virginia geography stubs