Edge Hill, Virginia
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| Edge Hill | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Nearest city: | Woodford, Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 38°7′3″N 77°27′37″W / 38.1175°N 77.46028°W |
| Area: | 96 acres (39 ha) |
| Built/Founded: | 1821 |
| Architectural style(s): | Greek Revival, Federal |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | February 10, 1983 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 83003264[1] |
Edge Hill is the childhood home of Thomas Jefferson in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. Jefferson's father moved to this home after Shadwell burned to the ground. This famous estate was named after the first battle of the English Civil Wars of the 1640s in Edge Hill, Warwickshire, England. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1982.
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
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