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Elmwood (Culpeper, Virginia)

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Built
  
c. 1870 (1870)-1874

NRHP Reference #
  
86000075

Designated VLR
  
June 8, 1985

Architectural style
  
Italianate architecture

Built by
  
Oddenino, Joseph

VLR #
  
023-0044

Area
  
800 m²

Added to NRHP
  
16 January 1986

Elmwood (Culpeper, Virginia)

Location
  
US 522 W, Culpeper, Virginia

Elmwood is a historic home located at Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was built between 1870 and 1874, and is a three-story, double-pile brick dwelling in the Italianate style. It has a central hall plan with a central hall stairway. Also on the property are the contributing outdoor kitchen and smokehouse. The interior features well-preserved interior mural paintings by the well-known local artist, Joseph Oddenino. Oddenino also created the interior of the Mitchells Presbyterian Church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In 2013, the boundaries of the listing were increased to include 5 acres (2.0 ha) of the surrounding farm and several contributing buildings. One of the buildings included is the Browning Store, a store, home and post office built circa 1773.

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Elmwood (Culpeper, Virginia) Wikipedia