Glen Maury Explained

Glen Maury
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:May 16, 1978[1]
Designated Other1 Number:103-0004
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.73°N -79.3628°W
Built:c.
Builder:John Jordan, Samuel Darst
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 24, 1979
Refnum:79003078

Glen Maury, also known as the Paxton Place and Elisha Paxton's house, is a historic home located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, near the independent city of Buena Vista. It was built between 1829 and 1832, and is a -story, brick dwelling. It sits on a high basement, made of native stone, and has a two-story rear ell addition. The front facade features a somewhat crude, two-story, Doric order Classical Revival portico with paired columns. The river side is dominated by a five-bay, two-story verandah with turned wooden posts and simple brackets. It was added about 1900.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Glen Maury. https://web.archive.org/web/20161224212842/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/BuenaVista/103-0004_Glen_Maury_1979_Final_Nomination.pdf. dead. 2016-12-24. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . May 1978. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo