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Oak Lawn (Charlottesville, Virginia)

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Coordinates: 38°1′41″N 78°29′47″W / 38.02806°N 78.49639°W / 38.02806; -78.49639
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Oak Lawn
Northern side, seen through the trees
Oak Lawn (Charlottesville, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Oak Lawn (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Oak Lawn (Charlottesville, Virginia) is located in the United States
Oak Lawn (Charlottesville, Virginia)
LocationCherry Ave. and 9th St., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°1′41″N 78°29′47″W / 38.02806°N 78.49639°W / 38.02806; -78.49639
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1822 (1822)
Built byJames Dinsmore
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Jeffersonian classicism
NRHP reference No.73002204[1]
VLR No.104-0031
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 25, 1973
Designated VLRApril 17, 1973[2]

Oak Lawn is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The brick dwelling was built in 1822, and consists of a two-story, four bay, main block flanked by one-story, two bay wings. The central section has a front gable roof and one-story porch with a flat roof supported by four Tuscan order columns and topped by a second story balcony. Exterior chimneys arise between the main block and each of the wings. Also on the property are a contributing kitchen (1822) and two cemeteries. It was built by James Dinsmore, a Scots-Irish builder who worked for Thomas Jefferson.[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is located in the Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District.

References

  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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oak Lawn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ^ Lay, K. Edward. "James Dinsmore (1771 or 1772–1830)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

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