Melrose (Fork Union, Virginia)
Melrose | |
| Location | VA 640, southwest of the junction of VA 640 and VA 650, near Fork Union, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°44′19″N 78°21′42″W / 37.73861°N 78.36167°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Ellen Miyagawa (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Melrose" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos