Elm Hill (Baskerville, Virginia)

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Elm Hill
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LocationSE of Baskerville off VA 4, near Baskerville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°36′38″N78°17′37″W / 36.61056°N 78.29361°W / 36.61056; -78.29361
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1800 (1800)
NRHP reference No. 79003053 [1]
VLR No.058-0066
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 1979
Designated VLRMay 15, 1979 [2]

Elm Hill is a historic home located near Baskerville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was built about 1800, and is a frame dwelling and consists of a central two-story, three-bay block flanked by one-story, one-bay wings, and backed by a two-story, two-bay ell. It is set on rubble stone underpinnings, and features massive sandstone chimneys at either end of the main block. Also on the property are a contributing pair of smokehouses. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

The house was destroyed by fire on June 25, 2014. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "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 September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elm Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. "Elm Hill". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 20, 2024.