Elm Grove (Courtland, Virginia)

Elm Grove
Location Northeast of Courtland on VA 646, near Courtland, Virginia
Coordinates 36°44′39″N 77°1′41″W / 36.74417°N 77.02806°W / 36.74417; -77.02806Coordinates: 36°44′39″N 77°1′41″W / 36.74417°N 77.02806°W / 36.74417; -77.02806
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built c. 1790 (1790)
NRHP reference # 79003089[1]
VLR # 087-0103
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 24, 1979
Designated VLR May 15, 1979[2]

Elm Grove, also known as the Williams-Rick House, is a historic plantation house located near Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1790, and subsequently enlarged through the 19th century. The main section is a two-story, six-bay, frame dwelling sheathed in weatherboard. It has a side gable roof and exterior end chimneys. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, office, and dairy.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elm Grove" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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