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Historic house in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Carrsbrook
Carrsbrook, South Fork River vicinity, Charlottesville vicinity (Albemarle County, Virginia).jpg

Carrsbrook, South Fork River vicinity, Charlottesville vicinity (Albemarle County, Virginia).jpg
Carrsbrook is located in Virginia

Carrsbrook

Carrsbrook is located in the United States

Carrsbrook
Location VA 1424, near Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates

38°5′36″N 78°27′19″W / 38.09333°N 78.45528°W / 38.09333; -78.45528Coordinates: 38°5′36″N 78°27′19″W / 38.09333°N 78.45528°W / 38.09333; -78.45528
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built c. 1785 (1785)
Architectural style Colonial, Palladian
NRHP reference No. 82004532[1]
VLR No. 002-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 8, 1982
Designated VLR July 21, 1981[2]

Carrsbrook is a historic home and farm complex located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1785, and is a five-part Palladian style dwelling. It has a central, projecting

2+1⁄2-story, three-bay-wide section flanked by 1+1⁄2-story, single-bay wings connected by hyphens. The front facade features a single-story dwarf portico, supported by Doric order columns. From 1798 to 1815 the house served as the residence and school of Thomas Jefferson’s ward and nephew, Peter Carr.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b

    “National Register Information System”. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

  2. ^ “Virginia Landmarks Register”. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1981). “National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carrsbrook” (PDF). and Accompanying photo

External links[edit]

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