Elmwood, also known as the Hugh Caperton House, is a historic home located near

Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

Monroe County, West Virginia Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,376. Its county seat is Union. Monroe County was the home of Andrew Summers Rowan of Spanish–American War fame, who is immortalized in ...

. It was built in the 1830s, and is a two-story, nearly square brick dwelling with

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details. The front facade features wide limestone steps and a

veranda A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure. Although the form ''veran ...

, with second-story balcony,

Chinese Chippendale Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779) was a cabinet-maker in London, designing furniture in the mid-Georgian, English Rococo, and Neoclassical styles. In 1754 he published a book of his designs in a trade catalogue titled ''The Gentleman and Cab ...

railings at both levels, and four plain but huge plaster covered brick columns. The house was built by Congressman

Hugh Caperton Hugh Caperton (April 17, 1781 – February 9, 1847) was an American politician and planter from Virginia. He was the father of Allen Taylor Caperton whom he had with his wife Jane Erskine Caperton. Biography Born in Greenbrier County, Virgi ...

(1781–1847). It was home to

Allen T. Caperton Allen Taylor Caperton (November 21, 1810 – July 26, 1876) was an American politician who was a United States senator from the State of West Virginia in 1875–1876. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He had been in the Virginia House ...

(1810–1876), the first ex-Confederate elected to the United States Senate after the

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. It was listed on the

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in 1976. It is located in the

Union Historic District Union Historic District is a national historic district located at Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. The district includes 174 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 7 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in the Union ...

, listed in 1990.

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