Loretta

US 17 E side, 3500 ft. N of Warrenton town limits, Warrenton, Virginia. County/parish: Fauquier.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 23, 1993. NRIS 93001442.

6 contributing buildings. 2 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • Edmonium
  • VDHR File No. 30-35

From Wikipedia:

Loretta (Warrenton, Virginia)

Loretta, also known as Edmonium, is a historic home located near Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia. The house was originally constructed about 1800 as a two-story. single-pile dwelling. In 1907–1908, it was remodeled in the Colonial Revival style. It is a 2+12-story, L-shaped, three-bay, brick house with a hipped roof built over a raised basement. In addition to the main house the property includes a smokehouse, and a well, both of which date to the early 19th century; and two barns, a corncrib, and two tenant houses, which all date to the early 20th century.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680599

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