Eltham Manor

405 Riverside Dr., Bassett, Virginia. County/parish: Henry.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 05, 1999. NRIS 99000960.

2 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.

Also known as:

  • VDHR File No. 044-5011

From Wikipedia:

Eltham Manor

Eltham Manor is a historic estate located near Bassett, Henry County, Virginia. It was built in 1936 by William McKinley Bassett, and is a Colonial Revival brick dwelling. The manor is named for the Burwell Bassett family home, "Eltham Plantation", in Eltham, Virginia, that burned in 1879. It consists of a 2+12-story, five-bay, central section flanked by two-story wings, connected by cured hyphens to a two-story garage and servant's quarters at the north end and a one-story open-air pavilion at the south end. The front facade features a Doric order portico with smooth two-story columns. Also on the property are a contributing barn (c. 1936) and lake (c. 1936).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681279

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