Oak Lawn (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Oak Lawn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	Cherry Ave. and 9th St., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates	38°1′41″N78°29′47″W / 38.02806°N 78.49639°W / 38.02806; -78.49639
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1822 (1822)
Built by	James Dinsmore
Architectural style	Early Republic, Jeffersonian classicism
Part of	Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District (ID09000452)
NRHP reference No.	73002204 [1]
VLR No.	104-0031
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 25, 1973
Designated CP	June 18, 2009
Designated VLR	April 17, 1973 [2]

Oak Lawn is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The brick dwelling was built in 1822, and consists of a two-story, four-bay, main block flanked by one-story, two-bay wings. The central section has a front gable roof and one-story porch with a flat roof supported by four Tuscan order columns and topped by a second story balcony. Exterior chimneys arise between the main block and each of the wings. Also on the property are a contributing kitchen (1822) and two cemeteries. It was built by James Dinsmore, a Scots-Irish builder who worked for Thomas Jefferson. ^{[3] [4]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. ^[1] It is located in the Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District.

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 June 5, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oak Lawn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
4. Lay, K. Edward. "James Dinsmore (1771 or 1772–1830)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved November 2, 2015.