Marmion is a historic home located near Comorn,

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. The original section was built about 1670 by

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(1651-1701), progenitor of the Fitzhugh family in Virginia. It took its present form after 1790 or 1800. The house is a frame, two-story house with a clipped gable roof and two interior end chimneys with exposed chimney shafts. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse, dairy, kitchen, and office. an
''Accompanying photo''
/ref> The ornately painted decorative paneling from the house's distinctive seven-sided drawing room was sold to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1916.Paneling from Marmion, ca. 1756. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1916
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It was listed on the

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in 1970.

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Marmion, State Route 649 vicinity, Comorn, King George County, VA
30 photos and 25 measured drawings at

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Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Houses completed in 1670 Houses in King George County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in King George County, Virginia 1670 establishments in Virginia Fitzhugh family residences {{KingGeorgeCountyVA-NRHP-stub