Port Micou is a historic 18th and 19th trading center on the Rappahannock River near Loretto, Essex County, Virginia. There are two remaining buildings, both built between about 1825 and 1850. They are a large 1+1⁄2-story, wood-frame granary, and a 1+1⁄2-story, frame dwelling with a tall raised basement.[3]
Port Micou | |
 Property entrance | |
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| Location | VA 674, at Rappahannock R., near Loretto, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°07′22″N 77°04′07″W / 38.12278°N 77.06861°W |
| Area | 102 acres (41 ha) |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 91002041[1] |
| VLR No. | 028-0274 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 6, 1992 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 1991[2] |
The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Dean A. Doerrfeld (December 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Port Micou" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo