Fotheringay (Elliston, Virginia)
Fotheringay is a historic plantation home located near Elliston, Montgomery County, Virginia. The house was built about 1796, and is a two-story, five bay brick dwelling with a hipped roof and deep two-story rear ell. It features a projecting two-level provincial type portico. The house was originally built as a three bay dwelling with the portico on the southernmost bay. It was expanded to the full five bays in the 1950s. It was the home of Col. George Hancock (1754–1820).
Fotheringay | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
Fotheringay, HABS Photo | |
| Location | South of the junction of Rtes. 11 and 631, near Elliston, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°10′43″N 80°14′36″W |
| Area | 188.1 acres (76.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1796 |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000262 |
| VLR No. | 060-0005 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | May 13, 1969 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
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