Morea (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Morea | |
 Morea, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 209-211 Sprigg Lane, Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°2′22″N 78°30′31″W / 38.03944°N 78.50861°WCoordinates: 38°2′22″N 78°30′31″W / 38.03944°N 78.50861°W |
| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Built by | Emmet, John Patten |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003522[1] |
| VLR No. | 104-0044 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 3, 1984 |
| Designated VLR | March 20, 1984[2] |
Morea is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1835, and is a 2 1/2-story, three bay, vernacular brick dwelling. It features an original recessed second-story verandah, an interior structural arcade, and a semidetached office wing. It is the only surviving dwelling built by one of the original University of Virginia faculty members approved by Thomas Jefferson. Its owner, , was the school's first professor of natural history.[3][4] It is now owned by the University of Virginia and serves as the co-residence for both the Principal and the Director of Studies of the International Residential College.[5][6]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[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 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morea" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ Francavilla, Lisa A. "Emmet, John Patten (1796–1842)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ "UVA Grounds". visitormap.virginia.edu.
- ^ "Morea | International Residential College". irc.virginia.edu.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1835
- Houses in Charlottesville, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Charlottesville, Virginia
- Charlottesville, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs