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Carrsbrook
Carrsbrook, South Fork River vicinity, Charlottesville vicinity (Albemarle County, Virginia).jpg
Carrsbrook, South Fork River vicinity, Charlottesville vicinity (Albemarle County, Virginia).jpg
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LocationVA 1424, near Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°5′36″N78°27′19″W / 38.09333°N 78.45528°W / 38.09333; -78.45528 Coordinates: 38°5′36″N78°27′19″W / 38.09333°N 78.45528°W / 38.09333; -78.45528
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Builtc. 1785 (1785)
Architectural styleColonial, Palladian
NRHP reference No. 82004532 [1]
VLR No.002-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1982
Designated VLRJuly 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+12-story, three-bay-wide section flanked by 1+12-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]

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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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carrsbrook" (PDF). and Accompanying photo

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