Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District
Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Park, Water, Saxton, and Main Sts., Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°2′00″N 78°28′44″W / 38.03333°N 78.47889°W |
| Area | 112 acres (45 ha) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004904[1] |
| VLR No. | 104-0072 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 28, 1982 |
| Designated VLR | November 18, 1980, December 6, 1995[2] |
Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District, also known as the Charlottesville Historic District is a national historic district located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The district encompasses the previously listed Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District and includes 269 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the city of Charlottesville. It includes the traditional heart of the city's commercial, civic, and religious activities, with early residential development and industrial sites located along the fringe. The commercial core is located along a seven block Downtown Mall designed by Lawrence Halprin (1916-2009). Notable buildings include the Albemarle County Courthouse (1803, 1859, 1865, and 1938), Levy Opera House (c. 1851), Number Nothing (c. 1820), Redland Club (c. 1832), Eagle Tavern, United States Post Office and Courts Building (1906), Christ (Episcopal) Church (1895-1898), Beth Israel Synagogue (1882-1903), Holy Comforter Catholic Church (1925), First Methodist Church (1924), McIntire Public Library (1919-1922), and Virginia National Bank (1916). Also located in the district are the separately listed Abell-Gleason House, William H. McGuffey Primary School, Thomas Jonathan Jackson sculpture, Robert Edward Lee sculpture, and Marshall-Rucker-Smith House.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine and Accompanying map Archived August 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
