Bentivar

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Bentivar
Bentivar entrance.jpg
Entrance to the estate
Bentivar is located in Virginia
Bentivar
Location1601 Bentivar Farm Rd., near Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°04′59″N 78°26′05″W / 38.08306°N 78.43472°W / 38.08306; -78.43472Coordinates: 38°04′59″N 78°26′05″W / 38.08306°N 78.43472°W / 38.08306; -78.43472
Area19.8 acres (8.0 ha)
Built1795, c. 1830 (1830)
ArchitectThomas R. Blackburn
Architectural styleEarly Republic
NRHP reference No.05000333[1]
VLR No.002-0127
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 20, 2005
Designated VLRDecember 1, 2004[2]

Bentivar is a historic home and farm located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It is a one-story, double-pile brick residence, with English basement and clearstory attic. It has a Palladian piano nobile plan. The traditional date for the building of Bentivar is 1795, but rebuilt about 1830 after a fire. Also on the property is a stone structure, apparently originally used as a dairy; ice pit; and graveyard.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ J. James Murray, Jr. (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bentivar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-26. and Accompanying four photos
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