Melrose (Fork Union, Virginia)
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| Location | VA 640, southwest of the junction of VA 640 and VA 650, near Fork Union, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°44′19″N 78°21′42″W / 37.73861°N 78.36167°WCoordinates: 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 # | 00000892[1] |
| VLR # | 032-0019 |
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| 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 2-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
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Ellen Miyagawa (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Melrose" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
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