Glen Maury

Glen Maury, also known as the Paxton Place and Elisha Paxton's house, is a historic home located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, near the independent city of Buena Vista. It was built between 1829 and 1832, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, brick dwelling. It sits on a high basement, made of native stone, and has a two-story rear ell addition. The front facade features a somewhat crude, two-story, Doric order Classical Revival portico with paired columns. The river side is dominated by a five-bay, two-story verandah with turned wooden posts and simple brackets. It was added about 1900.^[3]

Glen Maury
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Southwestern (left) and southeastern (right) sides
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Location	West of Buena Vista, Virginia
Coordinates	37°43′48″N 79°21′46″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	c. 1832 (1832)
Built by	John Jordan, Samuel Darst
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	79003078[1]
VLR No.	103-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 24, 1979
Designated VLR	May 16, 1978[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

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 (May 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Glen Maury" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-24. and Accompanying photo