John Vowles House

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John Vowles House
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Location1111-1113 W. Main St., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°2′0″N78°29′49″W / 38.03333°N 78.49694°W / 38.03333; -78.49694
Arealess than one acre
Built1824 (1824)
Built byDinsmore, James
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 89001928 [1]
VLR No.104-0040
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 1989
Designated VLROctober 18, 1988 [2]

John Vowles House is two adjoined historic homes located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1824, and consists of two two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed Federal style brick town houses. Both houses feature decorative cornices and original interior woodwork. To the rear of 1113 West Main is a small 1+12-story, L-shaped, gable-roofed brick outbuilding built as a kitchen and added in the 1920s. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Geoffrey Henry (March 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John Vowles House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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