Morea is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1835, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, vernacular brick dwelling. It features an original recessed second-story verandah, an interior structural arcade, and a semidetached office wing. It is the only surviving dwelling built by one of the original University of Virginia faculty members approved by Thomas Jefferson. Its owner, John Patten Emmet, was the school's first professor of natural history.[3][4] It is now owned by the University of Virginia and serves as the co-residence for both the Principal and the Director of Studies of the International Residential College.[5][6]
Morea | |
 Morea, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 209-211 Sprigg Lane, Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°2′22″N 78°30′31″W / 38.03944°N 78.50861°W |
| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Built by | Emmet, John Patten |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003522[1] |
| VLR No. | 104-0044 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 3, 1984 |
| Designated VLR | March 20, 1984[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morea" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ Francavilla, Lisa A. "Emmet, John Patten (1796–1842)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ "UVA Grounds". visitormap.virginia.edu.
- ^ "Morea | International Residential College". irc.virginia.edu.