Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District

1022 Grove St

A house, ca 1891

FrameIndividually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1982Also contributes to the Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District

Type: BuildingNational Archives nomination fileNPS record

1891
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What is it about?

From the National Register nomination

104-0245 Other DHR Id #: 104-0213-0232 Primary Resource Information: Single Dwelling, Stories 2.00, Style: Other, ca 1891 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Charlottesville Multiple Resource Area District, this worker's cottage is also an Individually Protected historic property within the City of Charlottesville. The 2-story, 2-bay, side-passage-plan, gable-end, vernacular frame dwelling has a single window opening centered on the second floor, directly above the window on the first floor. Constructed in 1891 by James A. Gardner, the house has a gable-end roof clad in standing-seam metal, and the walls are clad in stucco. The exterior brick chimney located at the rear end of the gable is partially enclosed because of the rear 1-story wing. This simply trimmed house has original 6/6-sash windows and a 2-bay, shed-roofed front porch with square posts and a 4-rail balustrade along the side. Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1

People

  • James A. Gardner builder in 1891

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