Brooke's Bank

Brooke's Bank

Brooke's Bank, HABS Photo
Location 1 mi. E of Loretto, 1.4 mi. N of VA 17, near Loretto, Virginia
Coordinates 38°05′11″N 77°01′13″W / 38.08639°N 77.02028°W / 38.08639; -77.02028Coordinates: 38°05′11″N 77°01′13″W / 38.08639°N 77.02028°W / 38.08639; -77.02028
Area 435 acres (176 ha)
Built 1751 (1751)
Architectural style Colonial, Georgian
NRHP Reference # 71000976[1]
VLR # 028-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 28, 1971
Designated VLR

June 1, 1971

[2]

Brooke's Bank is a historic plantation house located near Loretto, Essex County, Virginia. It was built in 1751, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Georgian style. It has two 20th century one-story brick wings. The original interior woodwork of Brooke's Bank survives almost completely intact. During the American Civil War. it was shelled by the USS Parmee, a Union gunboat on the Rappahannock River.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brooke's Bank" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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