About Elk Hill (Goochland, Virginia)
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Elk Hill, also known as Harrison's Elk Hill, is a historic home located near Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia. It was built between 1835 and 1839, and is a 2 1/2-story, three bay, stuccoed brick central-hall-plan house in the Greek Revival style. It has a two-story rear ell. The front facade features a one-story Tuscan order portico consisting of paired rectangular wooden pillars supporting a full entablature. Also on the property are the contributing servants' quarters, tack house, and spring house.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Today the property is used by a residential program for young men, called Elk Hill.