Fotheringay

Fotheringay is a Virginia historical marker in Montgomery County, dedicated 2018.

Montgomery County · dedicated 2018 · Rte. 11, at intersection with Graham St. in Elliston

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Fotheringay was the home of George Hancock (1754-1820), an officer during the Revolutionary War and later a colonel in the Botetourt County militia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1784-1787, 1792) and the U.S. House of Representatives (1793-1797). His daughter Judith (Julia) married the explorer William Clark. Hancock purchased this property in 1796 and built the Federal-style house ca. 1815. A wing was added in the 1950s. Fotheringay's 19th-century interior woodwork, particularly its chimneypieces and doorways, features delicately carved motifs copied from the pattern books of English architect William Pain. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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