Elmwood (Culpeper, Virginia)

Elmwood
Location US 522 W, Culpeper, Virginia
Coordinates 38°32′44″N 78°7′2″W / 38.54556°N 78.11722°W / 38.54556; -78.11722Coordinates: 38°32′44″N 78°7′2″W / 38.54556°N 78.11722°W / 38.54556; -78.11722
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built c. 1870 (1870)-1874
Built by Oddenino, Joseph
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 86000075[1]
VLR # 023-0044
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 16, 1986
Designated VLR June 8, 1985[2]

Elmwood is a historic home located at Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was built between 1870 and 1874, and is a three-story, double-pile brick dwelling in the Italianate style. It has a central hall plan with a central hall stairway. Also on the property are the contributing outdoor kitchen and smokehouse. The interior features well-preserved interior mural paintings by the well-known local artist, Joseph Oddenino. Oddenino also created the interior of the Mitchells Presbyterian Church.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] In 2013, the boundaries of the listing were increased to include 5 acres (2.0 ha) of the surrounding farm and several contributing buildings. One of the buildings included is the Browning Store, a store, home and post office built circa 1773.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Lucie Leavell Vogel (1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elmwood" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ "Elmwood Farm and Browning Store (2013 Boundary Increase)". National Register of Historic Places Program. National Park Service. Retrieved February 7, 2014.


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