Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District

125 Chancellor St

Doswell-Mayo House, Built 1898

FrameContributes to the historic character of the district

1898
18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

Detached dwelling. Decorated vernacular. Built 1898. Frame with weatherboarding; 2½ stories; gable and hipped roofs; 1 front gabled dormer; 3-bay front with projecting ell; 1-bay, 1-story porch set in angle of ell. Three-sided bay at front; porch with Roman Doric columns is probably an early addition. Possibly the earliest dwelling on Chancellor Street, this L-plan I-house features mock half-timbering in the gable and Eastlake-style sunburst brackets.

City historic survey

  • City historic survey: 125 Chancellor Street_Historic Survey. City of Charlottesville, Historic Preservation.
  • City historic survey: 125 Chancellor Street_Historic Survey. City of Charlottesville, Historic Preservation.