Morven (Simeon, Virginia)

Not to be confused with Morven (Markham, Virginia) or Morven (Cartersville, Virginia).

Morven
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Morven, June 2009
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Location	West of Simeon off VA 20, near Simeon, Virginia
Coordinates	37°57′48″N78°28′26″W / 37.96333°N 78.47389°W / 37.96333; -78.47389
Area	640 acres (260 ha)
Built	1821 (1821)
NRHP reference No.	73001991 [1]
VLR No.	002-0054
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 24, 1973
Designated VLR	February 20, 1973 [2]

Morven is a historic home and farm located near Simeon, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built about 1821, and consists of a two-story, five bay by two bay, brick main block with a two-story, three bay brick wing. The front facade features a one-bay porch with a pedimented gable roof and Tuscan order entablature, supported by four Tuscan columns. Also on the property are the contributing office and frame smokehouse. ^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. ^[1]

Today the house and farm are the site of the University of Virginia's Sustainability Lab, ^[4] after a gift to the University of Virginia by John Kluge. ^[5]

References

1. "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 May 12, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morven" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources.
4. "History of Morven". Morven. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
5. "John Kluge's Gift". Morven. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

External links

• Morven Farm, Outbuildings, Off of Route 20, Simeon, Albemarle County, VA: 9 measured drawings and 7 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey