Woodlands (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Woodlands is a historic home and farm complex located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. The main block was built in 1842–1843, and is a brick I-house with Federal detailing. It was expanded in the 1890s by a two-story frame-and-brick rear "T" with one- and two-story wraparound verandahs. Also on the property is a tall, narrow frame barn, dated to the 1840s, and later farm buildings erected in the 1910s and '20s including a frame dairy barn, a glazed-tile silo, and a stone-and-frame horse barn.[3]

Woodlands
Front of the house
Woodlands (Charlottesville, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Woodlands (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Woodlands (Charlottesville, Virginia) is located in the United States
Woodlands (Charlottesville, Virginia)
LocationWoodlands Road, near Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°6′6″N 78°30′15″W / 38.10167°N 78.50417°W / 38.10167; -78.50417
Area270.5 acres (109.5 ha)
Built1842 (1842)-1843
Built byPatrick Martin, James H. Ward
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.89001931[1]
VLR No.002-0621
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 1989
Designated VLRApril 18, 1989[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Jeffrey M. O'Dell and John S. Salmon (March 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodlands" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos