Built 1751 (1751) VLR # 028-0007 Opened 1751 Added to NRHP 28 September 1971 | NRHP Reference # 71000976 Designated VLR June 1, 1971 Area 176 ha | |
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Location 1 mi. E of Loretto, 1.4 mi. N of VA 17, near Loretto, Virginia Architectural styles Georgian architecture, American Colonial People also search for Blandfield, Elmwood, Vauter's Church | ||
Brooke's Bank is a historic plantation house located near Loretto, Essex County, Virginia. It was built in 1751, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Georgian style. It has two 20th century one-story brick wings. The original interior woodwork of Brooke's Bank survives almost completely intact. During the American Civil War. it was shelled by the USS Parmee, a Union gunboat on the Rappahannock River.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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