Glen Arvon
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| Location | East of Bremo Bluff near the junction of VA 655 and VA 656, near Bremo Bluff, Virginia |
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| Area | 1,187 acres (480 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 76002106[1] |
| VLR # | 032-0015 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1976 |
| Designated VLR | December 16, 1975[2] |
Glen Arvon, originally known as Glenarvon, is a historic plantation house and farm located near Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, Virginia. The main house was built in 1836, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It measures 50 feet by 40 feet and is topped by a shallow hipped roof with balustrade. The front facade features a two-story Greek Doric order portico. Also on the property is the contributing two-story, brick servant's house. The house is a twin of Point of Fork, as they were built by brother William and James Galt.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
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Categories:
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Greek Revival houses in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1836
- Houses in Fluvanna County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Fluvanna County, Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Central Virginia geography stubs
