page_title: Bremo Bluff, Virginia
section_title: Landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Bremo Bluff, Virginia / Landmarks
caption_attribution_description: English: Bremo Slave Chapel, originally built on the Bremo Plantation in 1835, and moved around 1884 to its present location at Bremo Bluff, Virginia, USA.
context_page_description: Bremo Bluff is an unincorporated community located on the northern bank of the James River in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States. The locale was established by the Cocke family in 1636. During the American Civil War, the family of General Robert E. Lee sought refuge in the community. It is home to Bremo Power Station, which generates 3 percent of the total electricity delivered by utility company Dominion Resources.
context_section_description: Bremo Bluff can be accessed from U.S. Route 15 and lies across the James River from Buckingham County, Virginia to the south. The historic area of the village, called "Bachelor's Quarters", is located along Route 657.
  Nearby to the west, the Bremo Historic District includes the Cocke family plantation and is a National Historic Landmark. Based on the Palladian architecture of Thomas Jefferson, the plantation mansion was designed by John Hartwell Cocke with master builder John Neilson, who had worked with Jefferson on Monticello. The estate once included the Bremo Slave Chapel, which has since been moved to the center of the Blemo Bluff village and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  Also listed on the National Register of Historic Places are Glen Arvon and Rivanna Farm.
caption: Bremo Slave Chapel
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