Bremo, also known as Bremo Plantation or the Bremo Historic District, is a plantation estate of more than 1,500 acres on the west side of Bremo Bluff in Fluvanna County, Virginia. It comprises three separate estates created in the nineteenth century by planter, soldier and reformer John Hartwell Cocke on his family's 1725 land grant, including the large neo-Palladian mansion at Upper Bremo, designed by Cocke with master joiner John Neilson, who also worked on Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, along with two smaller residences known as Lower Bremo and Bremo Recess.
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Bremo, also known as Bremo Plantation or Bremo Historic District, is a plantation estate covering over 1,500 acres (610 ha) on the west side of Bremo Bluff in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
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1725 (Lower Bremo) 1812 (Bremo Recess) 1819 (Bremo Mansion)
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Bremo, also known as Bremo Plantation or Bremo Historic District, is a plantation estate covering over 1,500 acres (610 ha) on the west side of Bremo Bluff in Fluvanna County, Virginia. The plantation includes three separate estates, all created in the 19th century by the planter, soldier, and reformer John Hartwell Cocke on his family's 1725 land grant. The large neo-palladian mansion at "Upper"
In Style: Jacobean Architecture, Development of Bremo in Goochland County
This house featured dormer windows, a pointed roof, and later incorporated elements of Jacobean architecture.
In Style: Neoclassical Architecture, Wikipedia categories
Category:Neoclassical architecture in Virginia
In Style: Palladian Architecture, Wikipedia categories
Category:Palladian Revival architecture in Virginia
Uses Element: Brick, Construction of the mansion
Cocke spared no expense during the construction, utilizing hand-molded brick.
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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Virginia, United StatesQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Virginia, United States
Wikidata item Q4960593, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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