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Glen Arvon

Coordinates: 37°42′15″N 78°14′48″W / 37.70417°N 78.24667°W / 37.70417; -78.24667
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Glen Arvon
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Glen Arvon is located in Virginia
Glen Arvon
Glen Arvon is located in the United States
Glen Arvon
LocationEast of Bremo Bluff near the junction of VA 655 and VA 656, near Bremo Bluff, Virginia
Coordinates37°42′15″N 78°14′48″W / 37.70417°N 78.24667°W / 37.70417; -78.24667
Area1,187 acres (480 ha)
Built1836 (1836)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.76002106[1]
VLR No.032-0015
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1976
Designated VLRDecember 16, 1975[2]

Glen Arvon, originally known as Glenarvon, is a historic plantation house and farm located near Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, Virginia. The main house was built in 1836, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It measures 50 feet by 40 feet and is topped by a shallow hipped roof with balustrade. The front facade features a two-story Greek Doric order portico. Also on the property is the contributing two-story, brick servant's house. The house is a twin of Point of Fork, as they were built by brothers William and James Galt.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[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 (November 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Glen Arvon" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo