Recoleta (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Recoleta
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Recoleta, September 2013
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Location	120 Rothery Rd., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates	38°2′23″N78°30′35″W / 38.03972°N 78.50972°W / 38.03972; -78.50972
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1940 (1940)
Architect	Rothery, Agnes Edwards; et al.
Architectural style	Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.	04000858 [1]
VLR No.	104-5086
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 11, 2004
Designated VLR	September 10, 2003 [2]

Recoleta, also known as Rothery, is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1940, and is a two- to three-story, U-shaped, Spanish Colonial Revival style dwelling. The house is constructed of stuccoed reinforced cinder block and has a red tile gable roof, arched openings, an exterior stair, a balcony, and steel-framed casement windows. The "U" contains a patio enclosed by a loggia with a garden front. Also on the property is a contributing garden enclosed by a cinder block wall built in 1946 that incorporates a fountain wall with a tile roof, circular lantern niches, and a patio. The house was built for University of Virginia music professor Harry Rogers Pratt and his wife, Agnes Edwards Rothery Pratt. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. ^[1]

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. J. Daniel Pezzoni (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Recoleta" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos