National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Albemarle County

Albemarle County Virginia (Vacant / Not In Use) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include McCormick, Leander, Observatory, Ednam House and McCormick, Leander, Observatory, Birdwood and Proffit Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Albemarle County places including Wilson Bros; Warner & Swasey;Spooner, Manois & Sons/Alvan Clark and Sons, D. Wiley Anderson, Milton La Tour Grigg, Cox, Elijah, et al. and Ned Brown. Prominent architectural styles found in Albemarle Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Late Gothic Revival.

Birdwood (added 2003 - - #03001094)

Also known as VDHR # 002-0003

500 Birdwood Dr. , Charlottesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Republic, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Ednam House (added 1982 - - #82004533)

US 250 , Ednam

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Anderson,D. Wiley

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

McCormick, Leander, Observatory (added 2004 - - #04001245)

Also known as VDHR#002-1759

600 McCormick Rd. , Charlottesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wilson Bros; Warner & Swasey;Spooner, Manois & Sons/Alvan Clark and Sons

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Science, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Research Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Research Facility

Proffit Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000145)

Also known as VDHR # 2155,, VDHR # 02-643, 2148, 2149, 2150, 2151, 2152, 2153, 2154,

Roughly the area around the jct. of Southern RR tracks and VA 649 , Proffit

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Ramsay (added 2005 - - #05000135)

Also known as 002-0844

7760 Rockfish Gap Turnpike , Greenwood

BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Grigg, Milton La Tour

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Garden, Horticulture Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Garden, Horticulture Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling