Glen Arvon

Glen Arvon, originally known as Glenarvon, is a historic plantation house and farm in the vicinity of Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, Virginia. It is not documented in the supplied reference material as a commercial consumer brand; rather, the name identifies a historic built property and agricultural estate. The principal house was completed in 1836 and represents the Greek Revival architectural tradition that was prominent in the United States during the early nineteenth century. The building is a substantial two-story, five-bay brick residence measuring approximately 50 by 40 feet. Its front elevation is distinguished by a two-story portico employing the Greek Doric order, while a shallow hipped roof with a balustrade completes the composition. The property also includes a contributing two-story brick servant's house, reflecting the wider domestic and labor infrastructure associated with the estate. Glen Arvon's architectural importance is strengthened by its relationship to Point of Fork, another nearby house described as its twin. Both properties were built by brothers William and James Galt, linking Glen Arvon to a documented family building history in the region. Glen Arvon was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The available source material does not establish a commercial owner, operating company, product portfolio, marketing program, executive team, financial history, or current business activity. Accordingly, Glen Arvon is best treated in this dossier as a historic property rather than as a conventional brand. Its present condition, ownership, public access arrangements, and ongoing agricultural use are not established by the supplied sources.

Glen Arvon, also historically styled Glenarvon, is a historic plantation house and farm located near Bremo Bluff in Fluvanna County, Virginia. The available reference identifies the property primarily through its architecture and historic designation rather than through any commercial or corporate identity. The main residence was built in 1836, during a period when Greek Revival forms were widely used for substantial American houses and civic buildings. Glen Arvon is a two-story, five-bay brick dwelling with dimensions of approximately 50 feet by 40 feet. Its most prominent architectural element is a two-story front portico framed in the Greek Doric order. The building is capped by a shallow hipped roof with a balustrade, giving the residence a formal and classically influenced appearance. A separate two-story brick servant's house is also identified as a contributing resource on the property. This structure indicates that the historic significance of Glen Arvon extends beyond the main residence to the associated buildings and spatial organization of the estate. Glen Arvon is closely related architecturally to Point of Fork, which is described as its twin. The two houses were constructed by brothers William and James Galt, providing a documented connection between the property and the Galt family's building activity in the area. In 1976, Glen Arvon was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The supplied material does not provide further information about the estate's original agricultural operations, later ownership, preservation work, public access, or current use. It also does not support treating Glen Arvon as a conventional product or corporate brand. The name is therefore recorded here as the identifier of a historic Virginia property, with commercial fields left unpopulated.

• 1976

  National Register listing

  [1]Glen Arvonen.wikipedia.org

  Glen Arvon was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places.

• 1836

  Construction of the main house

  [1]Glen Arvonen.wikipedia.org

  The principal two-story brick residence at Glen Arvon was built in the Greek Revival style.

Historic Greek Revival plantation house and farm; no documented commercial brand positioning.

1. 1Glen Arvonen.wikipedia.org