Elmwood is a historic

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located near Loretto,

Essex County, Virginia Essex County is a county located in the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia; the peninsula is bordered by the Rappahannock River on the north and King and Queen County on the south. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,599. ...

. It was built in 1774, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling with a hipped roof and shallow central projecting pavilion in the

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style. It features a

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and a one-story porch extending the length of the facade. The house was remodeled in 1852, much of which was later removed. It was the birthplace and home of

Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett (July 25, 1821 – February 14, 1864), was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. Early life Garnett was born on his family’s "Elmwood (Loretto, Virginia), Elmwood" estate located near Loretto ...

, an
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James M. Garnett James Mercer Garnett (June 8, 1770 – April 23, 1843) was a nineteenth-century politician and slave owner from Virginia, who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1805 to 1809, and separate terms in the Virginia ...

. It was listed on the

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in 1970.

References

External links

Elmwood, State Route 640 vicinity, Loretto, Essex County, VA
18 photos and 4 data pages at

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