Esmont is a historic home located near Esmont, Albemarle County, Virginia. The house was built about 1818, and is a two-story, three-bay, square structure in the Jeffersonian style. It has a double pile, central passage plan. It is topped by a low hipped roof, surmounted by internal chimneys, further emphasized by the use of a balustrade with alternating solid and Chinese lattice panels. The front facade features a full-length tetrastyle porch with Doric order columns and entablature. Also on the property are a contributing brick kitchen with a low hipped roof, office, a dairy and a smokehouse. The house was built for Dr. Charles Cocke, a nephew of James Powell Cocke who built the Edgemont.[3]

Esmont
Front of the estate house
Esmont is located in Virginia
Esmont
Esmont is located in the United States
Esmont
LocationNorth of Esmont, near Esmont, Virginia
Coordinates37°50′33″N 78°36′23″W / 37.84250°N 78.60639°W / 37.84250; -78.60639
Area53 acres (21 ha)
Built1818 (1818)
Built byFloyd Johnson
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Jeffersonian
NRHP reference No.80004163[1]
VLR No.002-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1980
Designated VLRMay 17, 1977[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Esmont" (PDF). and Accompanying photo