Melrose (Fork Union, Virginia)

Melrose
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	VA 640, southwest of the junction of VA 640 and VA 650, near Fork Union, Virginia
Coordinates	37°44′19″N78°21′42″W / 37.73861°N 78.36167°W / 37.73861; -78.36167
Area	100 acres (40 ha)
Built	1813 (1813)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	00000892 [1]
VLR No.	032-0019
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 14, 2000
Designated VLR	June 14, 2000 [2]

Melrose, also known as the Ellen Miyagawa House, is a historic home located near Fork Union, Fluvanna County, Virginia. It was built in 1813, and is a two-story, five-bay, rectangular brick dwelling in the Federal style. It sits on an English basement and has a slate covered gable roof with pedimented ends. A 1+1⁄2-story frame addition was built in 1978. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. Ellen Miyagawa (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Melrose" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos