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Elmwood (Loretto, Virginia)

Elmwood
Elmwood, State Route 640 vicinity, Loretto vicinity (Essex County, Virginia).jpg
Elmwood, HABS Photo
Elmwood (Loretto, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Elmwood (Loretto, Virginia)
Elmwood (Loretto, Virginia) is located in the US
Elmwood (Loretto, Virginia)
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
VLR # 028-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 15, 1970
Designated VLR June 2, 1970

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, and was the home and burial place of his grandfather James M. Garnett.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.



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