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Fotheringay (Elliston, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°10′43″N 80°14′36″W / 37.17861°N 80.24333°W / 37.17861; -80.24333
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Fotheringay
Fotheringay, HABS Photo
Fotheringay (Elliston, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Fotheringay (Elliston, Virginia)
Fotheringay (Elliston, Virginia) is located in the United States
Fotheringay (Elliston, Virginia)
LocationSouth of the junction of Rtes. 11 and 631, near Elliston, Virginia
Coordinates37°10′43″N 80°14′36″W / 37.17861°N 80.24333°W / 37.17861; -80.24333
Area188.1 acres (76.1 ha)
Builtc. 1796 (1796)
NRHP reference No.69000262[1]
VLR No.060-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1969
Designated VLRMay 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

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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. 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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