Elm Hill (Baskerville, Virginia) Explained

Elm Hill
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:May 15, 1979[1]
Designated Other1 Number:058-0066
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.6106°N -78.2936°W
Added:July 27, 1979
Refnum:79003053

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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The house was destroyed by fire on June 25, 2014.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elm Hill. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. April 1979 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  3. Web site: Elm Hill . 20 March 2024 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources.