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Glen Arvon
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	East of Bremo Bluff near the junction of VA 655 and VA 656, near Bremo Bluff, Virginia
Coordinates	37°42′15″N 78°14′48″W / 37.70417°N 78.24667°W / 37.70417; -78.24667
Area	1,187 acres (480 ha)
Built	1836 (1836)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.	76002106
VLR No.	032-0015
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 28, 1976
Designated VLR	December 16, 1975

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 brothers William and James Galt.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Glen Arvon" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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