Elmington (Powhatan, Virginia)

Elmington
Elmington, seen through the trees, in 2018
Location 3277 Maidens Rd., near Powhatan, Virginia
Coordinates 37°36′30″N 77°55′45″W / 37.60833°N 77.92917°W / 37.60833; -77.92917Coordinates: 37°36′30″N 77°55′45″W / 37.60833°N 77.92917°W / 37.60833; -77.92917
Area 3.4 acres (1.4 ha)
Built 1858 (1858)
Architect Davis, Alexander Jackson
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 04001538[1]
VLR # 072-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 20, 2005
Designated VLR December 1, 2004[2]

Elmington is a historic home located near Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia. It was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892) and built in 1858. It is a two-story, three bay, brick dwelling. It has a gable roof with large overhanging bracketed eaves in the Italianate style. Later expansions of the home were not undertaken due to the American Civil War.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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. Stephanie A. T. Jacobe (September 1, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elmington" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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