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Melrose (Fork Union, Virginia)

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Built
  
1813 (1813)

VLR #
  
032-0019

Opened
  
1813

Architectural style
  
Federal architecture

NRHP Reference #
  
00000892

Designated VLR
  
June 14, 2000

Area
  
40 ha

Added to NRHP
  
14 August 2000

Melrose (Fork Union, Virginia)

Location
  
VA 640, southwest of the junction of VA 640 and VA 650, near Fork Union, Virginia

Melrose, also known as the Ellen Miyagawa House, is a historic home located near Fork Union, Fluvanna County, Virginia. It was built in 1813, and is a 2-story, five bay, rectangular brick dwelling in the Federal style. It sits on an English basement and has a slate covered gable roof with pedimented ends. A 1 1/2-story frame addition was built in 1978.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

References

Melrose (Fork Union, Virginia) Wikipedia