What is "elmwood"

n. hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture [syn: elm]

Elmwood is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Elmwood, also known as the Oliver-Gerry-Lowell House, is a historic house and centerpiece of a National Historic Landmark District in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is known for several prominent former residents, including: Thomas Oliver (1734–1815), royal Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts; Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), signer of the US Declaration of Independence, Vice President of the United States and eponym of the term " gerrymandering"; and James Russell Lowell (1819–1891), noted American writer, poet, and foreign diplomat.

The house, originally on a 100-acre estate, was built in the Georgian style about 1767 by Thomas Oliver, scion of a wealthy merchant family in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Abandoned by the Loyalist Oliver at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, the property was confiscated by the state of Massachusetts. It was purchased by Elbridge Gerry, who used it as his family residence until his death in 1814. The house was sold by his heirs to the Lowell family, and was the birthplace and residence of James Russell Lowell for most of his life. During Lowell's ownership significant portions of the original estate were sold off, and his heirs sold the house to Arthur Kingsley Porter, a Harvard University professor. He bequeathed the property to the university, which now uses it as the official residence of its President.

Architecturally the house has retained most of its Georgian character, and has had only modest exterior additions and modifications. Although it was decorated in a Victorian style by the Lowells, Harvard restored the interior to a more traditional Georgian style when it took over the property. The house is not open to the public. In addition to the property owned by Harvard, the National Historic Landmark District encompasses the adjacent Lowell Park, a state-owned park which was once part of the original Oliver estate.

Elmwood is a Federal style house near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Located on land claimed in 1732 by Edward Lucas II, it was built in 1797 by his son, Edward Lucas III. During the Civil War the house was used as a field hospital. It remained in the Lucas family until 1948.

Elmwood is a bus rapid transit station on the CTfastrak line, located near the intersection of New Britain Avenue ( CT-529) and New Park Avenue in West Hartford, Connecticut. It opened with the line on March 28, 2015. The station consists of two side platforms serving the busway, with two center passing lanes to allow express buses to pass buses stopped at the station.

Elmwood, also known as the Henry Rowe Schoolcraft House, the Schoolcraft House or the Indian Agency, is a frame house located at 435 East Water Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1956 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Elmwood is a house in or near Grafton, North Dakota that was built in 1895 in Late Victorian architecture. It is located in an oxbow of the Park River. It has also been known as Williamson House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The listing included two contributing buildings.

It was built by C.A.M. Spencer, who was North Dakota's second Attorney General.

Elmwood is a former Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway station located in Brighton, New York. It was closed in 1956 along with the rest of the line.

This station was built at Elmwood Avenue in a cutting that had once been the bed of the Erie Canal and is now a section of the Interstate 590 highway.

Elmwood may refer to:

• James Russell Lowell who used it as a nom-de-plume

• Elmwood, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Elmwood (electoral district), provincial electoral district in Manitoba
• Elmwood—Transcona, federal electoral district in Manitoba
• Elmwood, a community in West Grey, Ontario
• Elmwood, Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta

(sorted by state, then city/town)

• Elmwood, Berkeley, California
• Elmwood, Illinois
• Elmwood Township, Peoria County, Illinois
• Elmwood (Georgetown, Kentucky), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Scott County
• Elmwood (Richmond, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Madison County
• Elmwood (Springfield, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Washington County
• Elmwood, Louisiana
• Elmwood (Williamsport, Maryland), listed on the NRHP in Washington County
• Elmwood (Cambridge, Massachusetts), listed on the NRHP in Middlesex County
• Elmwood Charter Township, Michigan in Leelanau County
• Elmwood (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan), listed on the NRHP in Chippewa County
• Elmwood Township, Michigan in Tuscola County
• Elmwood Township, Minnesota
• Elmwood, Nebraska
• Elmwood (Lewis, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in Granville County
• Elmwood (Merry Hill, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in Bertie County
• Elmwood (Raleigh, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in Wake County
• Elmwood (Windsor, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in Bertie County
• Elmwood (Grafton, North Dakota), listed on the NRHP in Walsh County
• Elmwood (Oyster Bay, New York), an historic house listed on the NRHP in Nassau County
• Elmwood, Ohio, an unincorporated community
• Elmwood, Oklahoma
• Elmwood, Providence, Rhode Island
• Elmwood, Tennessee
• Elmwood, Texas, an unincorporated community in Anderson County, Texas
• Elmwood, West Virginia
• Elmwood, Wisconsin
• Elmwood (Murfreesboro, Tennessee), listed on the NRHP in Rutherford County
• Elmwood (Dallas), Texas, a neighborhood
• Elmwood (Culpeper, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Culpeper County
• Elmwood (Loretto, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Essex County
• Elmwood (Shepherdstown, West Virginia), a Federal style house listed on the NRHP in Jefferson County
• Elmwood-on-the-Opequon, West Virginia
• Elmwood (Union, West Virginia), an historic house listed on the NRHP in Monroe County

Elmwood is a neighborhood in the North Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas. The area is composed of tudor cottages, craftsman bungalows and ranch-style homes built mostly in the 1920s through the 1950s surrounding a central greenbelt and known for its gently rolling, tree-shaded hills above the limestone banks of Cedar Creek. This land was once the Tennessee Farm dairy. Consisting of , the dairy was a corporate operation and a modern, sanitary facility that provided milk to Dallas and the surrounding vicinity. Remnants of the farm exist to this day, including a house on Brunner reputed to be the dairy foremans quarters and portions of an old stone wall that divided the farm, which are visible along the 1700 block of S. Edgefield, near Elmwood Blvd. Frank Jester, the original developer, purchased the farm in 1924 and building continued into the 1950s.

Elmwood Park is a focal point of the neighborhood. The park follows Cedar Creek on the northern edge of the neighborhood and then runs south along Elmwood Creek through the middle of the neighborhood. The park is full of mature pecan, oak, elm, and hackberry trees and is home to a variety of birds and wildlife. The park has play equipment, open spaces for sports, and is a popular place for walking dogs and jogging as well. Recently Elmwood has added the first part of three walking trails that lead through the park.

Elmwood also has its own small business district along Edgefield Avenue. This area features a collection of small commercial buildings, professional offices, a Masonic Hall and a couple of churches. In 1988, this location was used for the filming of the Main Street sequences in the movie Born on the Fourth of July.

Elmwood has parks and greenbelts. The neighborhood is located south of downtown Dallas. Elmwood has freeway access and two DART rail stations, which provide the neighborhood with access to Dallas.

The business district, centered on Edgefield and Ferndale, has recently seen increased activity. Since 2012, two new restaurants and a new store have opened, and two restaurants have expanded. Starting with a concentrated effort by the neighborhood, murals, festivals, and a monthly pop-up dog park, have been organized as part of a concerted revitalization, which has received national coverage, being featured in GOOD Magazine multiple times.

Elmwood is a historic 19th century estate at 16311 Kendle Road, northeast of Williamsport in Washington County, Maryland. The elegant Greek Revival estate house was built in 1855 by James Downey, a canal merchant. The remnant of Downey's estate includes a 19th-century barn, milking barn, and hog barn.

The estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Elmwood, also known as "The Cliffs," is a historic home located at Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York. It was built in 1836 for New York merchant Thomas F. Youngs (1805–1883) in the Greek Revival style. The original house is a 2-story, gable-roofed, five-by-three-bay wood-frame house. It was expanded about 1915 during its ownership by Charles L. Tiffany II (1878–1947), nephew of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933). It features a prominent cornice and architrave and an imposing tetrastyle Ionic order portico. Also on the property are an assortment of 19th century dependencies including a gazebo, tool shed, ice house, greenhouse, barns, and a brick coach house built in 1918 by Mr. Tiffany. The property also features a tall, octangonal, board and batten water tower.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Elmwood, also known as the Hugh Caperton House, is a historic home located near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. It was built in the 1830s, and is a two-story, nearly square brick dwelling with Greek Revival details. The front facade features wide limestone steps and a veranda, with second-story balcony, Chinese Chippendale railings at both levels, and four plain but huge plaster covered brick columns. The house was built by Congressman Hugh Caperton (1781–1847). It was home to Allen T. Caperton (1810–1876), the first ex-Confederate elected to the United States Senate after the American Civil War.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is located in the Union Historic District, listed in 1990.

Elmwood is a historic home located at Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was built between 1870 and 1874, and is a three-story, double-pile brick dwelling in the Italianate style. It has a central hall plan with a central hall stairway. Also on the property are the contributing outdoor kitchen and smokehouse. The interior features well-preserved interior mural paintings by the well-known local artist, Joseph Oddenino. Oddenino also created the interior of the Mitchells Presbyterian Church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In 2013, the boundaries of the listing were increased to include of the surrounding farm and several contributing buildings. One of the buildings included is the Browning Store, a store, home and post office built circa 1773.

Elmwood is a historic plantation house located near Loretto, Essex County, Virginia. It was built in 1774, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling with a hipped roof and shallow central projecting pavilion in the Georgian style. It features a Palladian window and a one-story porch extending the length of the facade. The house was remodeled in 1852, much of which was later removed. It was the birthplace and home of Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett (1821 – 1864).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Elmwood, also known as the Watson-Mardre House, is a historic plantation house located near Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina. It was built about 1836, and expanded between 1838 and 1863. It is a two-story frame structure three bays wide and two deep, with Greek Revival and Federal style design elements. It has a gable roof. Also on the property are the contributing kitchen and dairy.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Elmwood is a historic plantation and national historic district located near Lewis, Granville County, North Carolina. The plantation house was built in 1805, and is a two-story, three bay Georgian style heavy timber frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and double-shouldered exterior end chimneys.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

'''Elmwood ''', also known as the William N. Alward House, is a historic home located at Nunda in Livingston County, New York. It was built about 1855 and is a two-story, Italianate style frame dwelling designed by Rochester architects Austin & Warner. It has an overhanging low hipped roof with decorative brackets and topped by a cupola. It features a double wood door entrance with a surround of decorative side panels, ornate brackets and a projecting, decorative wood balconette. Also on the property are contributing two gambrel roofed barns (c. 1885, c. 1890), a fieldstone gas house (c. 1891), a small glass and wood greenhouse, and a small shed and a larger shed/workshop.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.