Elmwood (Loretto, Virginia)

Elmwood
Elmwood, HABS Photo
Location SW of jct. of Rtes. 640 and U.S. 17, near Loretto, Virginia
Coordinates 38°05′16″N 77°0′31″W / 38.08778°N 77.00861°W / 38.08778; -77.00861Coordinates: 38°05′16″N 77°0′31″W / 38.08778°N 77.00861°W / 38.08778; -77.00861
Area 850 acres (340 ha)
Built 1774 (1774)
Architect Ariss, John
Architectural style Colonial, Georgian, Mid-Georgian
NRHP reference # 70000790[1]
VLR # 028-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 15, 1970
Designated VLR June 2, 1970[2]

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,[3] and was the home and burial place of his grandfather James M. Garnett.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[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 (March 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elmwood" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying three photos
  4. ↑ "GARNETT, James Mercer - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 11 May 2017.


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