{"id":550,"date":"2016-08-03T17:16:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T17:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shininglightpublications.com\/?page_id=550"},"modified":"2026-02-01T01:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T01:54:24","slug":"smithfield-plantation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/historic-models.com\/?page_id=550","title":{"rendered":"Smithfield Plantation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>1773, Blacksburg,&nbsp;Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"gb-element-18fb258f\">\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"411\" class=\"gb-media-ace90dad\" alt=\"\" title=\"SmithfieldLarge\" src=\"https:\/\/historic-models.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SmithfieldLarge.gif\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p>A rare example of a Williamsburg-style house on the frontier, Smithfield was built by a planter who represented the county in the legislature and duplicated at home the style of such buildings as the Raleigh Tavern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basic kit includes house model and grass base. House measures approximately 10 inches square by 6 inches high. Six sheets plus illustrated instructions, $12.95 plus shipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supplementary kit includes smokehouse and weaver\u2019s cottage, plus enlarged base and fences. Four sheets plus illustrated instructions, $8.95 plus shipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both kits are available directly from Smithfield Plantation at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithfieldplantation.org\/\">www.smithfieldplantation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skill rating for house model: Advanced. For smokehouse and weaver\u2019s cottage: Basic. For ages 8 and up. Adult supervision may be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1773, Blacksburg,&nbsp;Virginia A rare example of a Williamsburg-style house on the frontier, Smithfield was built by a planter who represented the county in the legislature and duplicated at home the style of such buildings as the Raleigh Tavern. Basic kit includes house model and grass base. House measures approximately 10 inches square by 6 inches &#8230; <a title=\"Smithfield Plantation\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/historic-models.com\/?page_id=550\" aria-label=\"Read more about Smithfield Plantation\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-550","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/historic-models.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/historic-models.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/historic-models.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/historic-models.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/historic-models.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=550"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/historic-models.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":853,"href":"https:\/\/historic-models.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550\/revisions\/853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/historic-models.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}