Glencairn is a historic

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located near

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. It dates to the Colonial era, and is a long -story, six-bay, brick-nogged frame dwelling. It sits on a high brick basement and is clad in 19th-century weatherboard. The house is topped by a gable roof with dormers. The house was built in several sections, with the oldest section possibly dated to 1730. an
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in 1979.

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Plantation houses in Virginia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Colonial architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1730 Houses in Essex County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Virginia 1730 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies {{EssexCountyVA-NRHP-stub