Harris Farm (Albemarle County, Virginia)

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Harris Farm

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Location 2950 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy., near Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°57′46″N78°22′47″W / 37.96278°N 78.37972°W / 37.96278; -78.37972 Coordinates: 37°57′46″N78°22′47″W / 37.96278°N 78.37972°W / 37.96278; -78.37972
Area 211 acres (85 ha)
Built 1850 (1850)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 15000249 [1]
Added to NRHP May 18, 2015

Harris Farm is a historic farm property at 2950 Thomas Jefferson Highway (Virginia State Route 53), in rural eastern Albemarle County, Virginia. The farm, more than 200 acres (81 ha) in size, fronts on both the Rivanna River (east) and Buck Island Creek (south), with the access drive to the main complex on the east side of the road. The centerpiece of the farm complex is a farmhouse whose oldest portion is a Greek Revival I-house built about 1850 by Robert Gentry. In 1898 the house was sold to Hilton Ashby Harris, who increased the house's size by building a second I-house directly attached to the front of the first. A cross-gabled rear projecting ell was added at some time in the early 20th century. The house represents a creative adaptation of traditional housing forms, as well as exemplifying changing construction techniques associated with those forms. [2]

Virginia State Route 53 highway in Virginia

State Route 53 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Thomas Jefferson Parkway, the state highway runs 18.32 miles (29.48 km) from SR 20 near Charlottesville east to U.S. Route 15 in Palmyra. SR 53 connects the county seats of Albemarle and Fluvanna counties. The state highway also provides access to the community of Lake Monticello and Monticello, the estate of Thomas Jefferson. The route of SR 53 became a state highway in 1930; the highway receives its present designation in 1947.

Albemarle County, Virginia County in the United States

Albemarle County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, which is an independent city and enclave entirely surrounded by the county. Albemarle County is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of Albemarle County was 98,970, more than triple the 1960 census count.

Rivanna River river in the United States of America

The Rivanna River is a 42.1-mile-long (67.8 km) tributary of the James River in central Virginia in the United States. The Rivanna's tributaries originate in the Blue Ridge Mountains; via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.

The farm property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Albemarle County, Virginia Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Albemarle County, Virginia.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Harris Farm" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2015-10-05.