Fotheringay (Elliston, Virginia)

Fotheringay

Fotheringay, HABS Photo
Location South of the junction of Rtes. 11 and 631, near Elliston, Virginia
Coordinates 37°10′43″N 80°14′36″W / 37.17861°N 80.24333°W / 37.17861; -80.24333Coordinates: 37°10′43″N 80°14′36″W / 37.17861°N 80.24333°W / 37.17861; -80.24333
Area 188.1 acres (76.1 ha)
Built c. 1796 (1796)
NRHP Reference # 69000262[1]
VLR # 060-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 12, 1969
Designated VLR May 13, 1969[2]

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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (April 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fotheringay" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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