Red Hills (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Red Hills | |
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| Location | 2051 Polo Grounds Rd., near Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°05′41″N 78°25′39″W / 38.09472°N 78.42750°W |
| Area | 26.5 acres (10.7 ha) |
| Built | c. 1797 |
| Built by | Grigg, Milton L.; Hale, William |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000047[1] |
| VLR No. | 002-0066 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 13, 1998 |
| Designated VLR | December 3, 1997[2] |
Red Hills is a historic home and farm complex located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It consists of a two-story, five bay brick main section built about 1797 in the Georgian style, and two brick rear wings. It has a modern, one-story frame wing. The front facade features one-story, gabled portico of Colonial Revival design added about 1939. Also on the property are a contributing barn (early-20th century), corncrib and shed (early-20th century), shed (late-19th century), well (19th century), and slave cemetery (19th century).[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
- ^ 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 2013-05-12.
- ^ J. Daniel Pevoni and Leslie A. Giles (September 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Red Hills" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
