Elm Hill (Baskerville, Virginia)

Elm Hill
Property entrance
LocationSE of Baskerville off VA 4, near Baskerville, Virginia
Coordinates36°36′38″N 78°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. ^ 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. 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.