Elk Hill (Nellysford, Virginia)
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Elk Hill
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| Nearest city: | Nellysford, Virginia |
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| Built: | 1749 |
| Architectural style: | Classical Revival, Greek Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
07000220 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | March 27, 2007 |
Coordinates: 37°52′38″N 78°54′39″W / 37.87710395°N 78.9107126°W
Elk Hill is a historic home and farm complex located at Nellysford, Nelson County, Virginia. It is one of the earliest extant farms in Nelson County. The 173-acre (0.70 km2) rural farm bounded in part by the South Fork of the Rockfish River and Reid’s Creek The main house is a substantial two-story, three-bay wide frame dwelling with a central hall plan, with the original portion built between 1790 and 1810. The house underwent a series of 19th-century additions and a major remodeling in 1902 in the neoclassical style. The contributing outbuildings include: smokehouse, built in the last quarter of the 18th century; tobacco barn, built circa 1790-1810; 19th century chicken house, two seat outhouse, and double crib barn; garages built in 1902 and in 1955; and a stone boundary/retaining wall, built in the last quarter of the 18th century.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form". Elk Hill. Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. 2008-11-21.
External links
- National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form
- Register Nomination: Elk Hill, Nelson County photograph
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