Built 1774 (1774) VLR # 028-0011 Opened 1774 Added to NRHP 15 September 1970 | NRHP Reference # 70000790 Designated VLR June 2, 1970 Area 3.44 km² Architect John Ariss | |
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Similar Brooke's Bank, Vauter's Church, Blandfield, Menokin, Mount Airy | ||
Elmwood is a historic plantation house located near Loretto, Essex County, Virginia. It was built in 1774, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling with a hipped roof and shallow central projecting pavilion in the Georgian style. It features a Palladian window and a one-story porch extending the length of the facade. The house was remodeled in 1852, much of which was later removed. It was the birthplace and home of Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett (1821 – 1864).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
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