Port Micou
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Location | VA 674, at Rappahannock R., near Loretto, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°07′22″N 77°04′07″W / 38.12278°N 77.06861°WCoordinates: 38°07′22″N 77°04′07″W / 38.12278°N 77.06861°W |
Area | 102 acres (41 ha) |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP Reference # | 91002041 |
VLR # | 028-0274 |
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Added to NRHP | February 6, 1992 |
Designated VLR | June 19, 1991 |
Port Micou is a historic 18th and 19th trading center on the Rappahannock River near Loretto, Essex County, Virginia. There are two remaining buildings, both built between about 1825 and 1850. They are a large 1 1/2-story, wood-frame granary, and a 1 1/2-story, frame dwelling with a tall raised basement.
The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.