Bremo
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garmin_geek
N 37° 43.062 W 078° 18.091
17S E 737847 N 4177921
Virginia Historical Highway marker F-52.
Waymark Code: WM9HFW
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2010
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The nearby Bremo properties include three separate houses, all built by planter, soldier, and reformer Gen. John Hartwell Cocke (1780-1866) on his family's 1725 land grant. The three properties--Bremo, Lower Bremo, and Recess--and their associated outbuildings were erected under Cocke's supervision. Bremo, completed in 1820, is an excellent example of Palladian-style architecture. Its design is the result of collaboration between Cocke and master builder John Neilson, who worked for Thomas Jefferson at Monticello and the University of Virginia. Lower Bremo and Recess both are neo-Jacobean-style architecture inspired by Bacon's Castle in Surry County.
Marker Number: F-52
Marker Title: Bremo
Marker Location: US 15 near Bremo Bluffs
County or Independent City: Fluanna County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/hiway_markers/marker.cfm?mid=2354
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