Elliston in Montgomery County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Fotheringay

Photographed by Kathy Walker, October 19, 2009

1. Fotheringay Marker

Inscription. Fotheringay was the home of George Hancock (1754-1820), a colonel in the Virginia Line during the Revolutionary War and aide-de-camp to Count Casimir Pulaski. He later served in both the Virginia House of Delegates and in the U.S. Congress, and was the father-in-law of explorer William Clark. Fotheringay, an elegant expressing of the Federal style, was built about 1796 with a steep mountain as a dramatic backdrop. Fotheringay's interior woodwork, particularly its chimneypieces and doorways, features delicately carved motifs copied from the pattern books of English architect William Pain.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-67.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.

Location. 37° 11.45′ N, 80° 14.167′ W. Marker is in Elliston, Virginia, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Roanoke Road (U.S. 11/460) and Graham Street, on the left when traveling east on Roanoke Road. Located at a cross over. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8335 Roanoke Road, Elliston VA 24087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River Gorge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Vause (approx. 2 miles away); American Revolution on the Frontier (approx. 2.9 miles away); Bow String Arch Truss (approx. 3.4 miles away); Montgomery White Sulphur Springs (approx. 3.4 miles away); The “Bowstring” Truss Bridge (approx. 3.4 miles away); Montgomery County / Roanoke County (approx. 3.8 miles away); Floyd County / Roanoke County (approx. 7.6 miles away); Fort Lewis (approx. 8.8 miles away).

Also see . . . George Hancock from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on November 6, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Kathy Walker, October 19, 2009

2. Fotheringay Marker

Looking south on Route 11

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,777 times since then and 77 times this year. Last updated on November 24, 2025, by Stephen Escalera of Roanoke, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 31, 2009, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.