Bentivar

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Bentivar
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Location1601 Bentivar Farm Rd., near Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°04′59″N78°26′05″W / 38.08306°N 78.43472°W / 38.08306; -78.43472 Coordinates: 38°04′59″N78°26′05″W / 38.08306°N 78.43472°W / 38.08306; -78.43472
Area19.8 acres (8.0 ha)
Built1795, c. 1830 (1830)
ArchitectThomas R. Blackburn
Architectural styleEarly Republic
NRHP reference # 05000333 [1]
VLR #002-0127
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 20, 2005
Designated VLRDecember 1, 2004 [2]

Bentivar is a historic home and farm located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It is a one-story, double-pile brick residence, with English basement and clearstory attic. It has a Palladian piano nobile plan. The traditional date for the building of Bentivar is 1795, but rebuilt about 1830 after a fire. Also on the property is a stone structure, apparently originally used as a dairy; ice pit; and graveyard. [3]

Charlottesville, Virginia Independent city in Virginia, United States

Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville and officially named the City of Charlottesville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. This means a resident will list Charlottesville as both their county and city on official paperwork. It is named after the British Queen consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who as the wife of George III was Virginia's last Queen. In 2016, an estimated 46,912 people lived within the city limits. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes, bringing its population to approximately 150,000. Charlottesville is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area, which includes Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson counties.

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Palladian architecture Style of architecture derived from the work of Venetian Andrea Palladio

Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from and inspired by the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is recognised as Palladian architecture today is an evolution of Palladio's original concepts. Palladio's work was strongly based on the symmetry, perspective and values of the formal classical temple architecture of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. From the 17th century Palladio's interpretation of this classical architecture was adapted as the style known as Palladianism. It continued to develop until the end of the 18th century.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. J. James Murray, Jr. (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bentivar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-26. and Accompanying four photos