Fotheringay (Elliston, Virginia)
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Fotheringay | |
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Fotheringay, HABS Photo | |
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| Location | South of the junction of Rtes. 11 and 631, near Elliston, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°10′43″N 80°14′36″W / 37.17861°N 80.24333°WCoordinates: 37°10′43″N 80°14′36″W / 37.17861°N 80.24333°W |
| Area | 188.1 acres (76.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1796 |
| NRHP Reference # | 69000262[1] |
| VLR # | 060-0005 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | May 13, 1969[2] |
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Fotheringay is a historic plantation home located near Elliston, Montgomery County, Virginia. The house was built about 1796, and is a two-story, five bay brick dwelling with a hipped roof and deep two-story rear ell. It features a projecting two-level provincial type portico. The house was originally built as a three bay dwelling with the portico on the southernmost bay. It was expanded to the full five bays in the 1950s. It was the home of Col. George Hancock (1754-1820).[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (April 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fotheringay" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Fotheringay, U.S. Route 11 vicinity, Elliston, Montgomery County, VA: 3 photos and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
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