The Elms (Franklin, Virginia)

The Elms
LocationClay St., Franklin, Virginia
Coordinates36°40′45″N 76°56′01″W / 36.67917°N 76.93361°W / 36.67917; -76.93361
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.82004556[1]
VLR No.145-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 9, 1982
Designated VLRSeptember 15, 1981[2]

The Elms, also known as the P. D. Camp House, is a historic home located at Franklin, Virginia. It was built in 1898, as a 2+12-story, stuccoed brick eclectic dwelling with features of the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. It has a rear brick ell. It consists of a hipped roof central block flanked by a pedimented gable end and a three-story turret with a conical roof. The roof is topped with original decorative iron cresting and the house has a one-story porch. The house was built by Paul D. Camp, founder of the Camp Manufacturing Company, and later the Union Camp Corporation.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Tony P. Wrenn and Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Elms" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo