Rugby Road–University Corner Historic District is a national historic district located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The district encompasses 173 contributing buildings in the city of Charlottesville. It includes a variety of commercial, residential, and institutional structures mirroring the University of Virginia's development between the 1890s and the Great Depression. It includes properties on Carr's Hill. Notable buildings include the Chancellor Building (1920), the Minor Court Building (1896 and 1927), Mincer's Shop Building 1920s), the Stevens-Shepherd Building (c. 1925), Buckingham Palace (c. 1850s), St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1926–27), Madison Hall (1905), fraternity houses dating from 1902 to 1928, Fayerweather Hall (1893), the Bayly Museum (1934), Faculty Apartments building (c. 1920), Watts-Hillel House (1913-1914), and Hotopp-Watson House (1900). Also located in the district are the separately listed Anderson Brothers Building, Preston Court Apartments, and Wynhurst.[3]
Rugby Road–University Corner Historic District | |
 ΣΦ fraternity house on Rugby Road | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by University Ave., Wayside Pl., 14th St., and US 29, Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°2′23″N 78°30′05″W / 38.03972°N 78.50139°W |
| Area | 84 acres (34 ha) |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003523[1] |
| VLR No. | 104-0133 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1984 |
| Designated VLR | November 15, 1983[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 June 5, 2013.
- ^ Department of Community Development Staff in cooperation with the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rugby Road–University Corner Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived 2013-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Buckingham Palace, Carr's Hill, University of Virginia Campus, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA: 3 measured drawings and 10 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey