The Elms (Franklin, Virginia)

The Elms
Location Clay St., Franklin, Virginia
Coordinates 36°40′45″N 76°56′01″W / 36.67917°N 76.93361°W / 36.67917; -76.93361Coordinates: 36°40′45″N 76°56′01″W / 36.67917°N 76.93361°W / 36.67917; -76.93361
Area 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built 1898 (1898)
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 82004556[1]
VLR # 145-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 9, 1982
Designated VLR September 15, 1981[2]

The Elms, also known as the P. D. Camp House, is a historic home located at Franklin, Virginia. It was built in 1898, as a 2 1/2-story, stuccoed brick eclectic dwelling with features of the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. It has a rear brick ell. It consists of a hipped roof central block flanked by a pedimented gable end and a three-story turret with a conical roof. The roof is topped with original decorative iron cresting and the house has a one-story porch. The house was built by Paul D. Camp, founder of the Camp Manufacturing Company, and later the Union Camp Corporation.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Tony P. Wrenn and Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Elms" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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