Brooke's Bank

Brooke's Bank
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Brooke's Bank, HABS Photo
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Location	1 mi. E of Loretto, 1.4 mi. N of VA 17, near Loretto, Virginia
Coordinates	38°05′11″N 77°01′13″W / 38.08639°N 77.02028°W / 38.08639; -77.02028Coordinates: 38°05′11″N 77°01′13″W / 38.08639°N 77.02028°W / 38.08639; -77.02028
Area	435 acres (176 ha)
Built	1751 (1751)
Architectural style	Colonial, Georgian
NRHP Reference #	71000976
VLR #	028-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 28, 1971
Designated VLR	June 1, 1971

June 1, 1971

Brooke's Bank is a historic plantation house located near Loretto, Essex County, Virginia. It was built in 1751, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Georgian style. It has two 20th century one-story brick wings. The original interior woodwork of Brooke's Bank survives almost completely intact. During the American Civil War. it was shelled by the USS Parmee, a Union gunboat on the Rappahannock River.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.