Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District
132 Chancellor St
Page House, Built late 1890s
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
From the National Register nomination
Detached dwelling. Queen Anne/Vernacular. Built late 1890s. Frame with weatherboarding; 2½ stories; hipped and gable roofs; asymmetrical 3-bay front; projecting ell; two 3-sided bays with oversailing gables; half-length 2-story porch at rear; brick basement entered at grade at rear. Pedimented gables with decorative sheet metal sheathing; metal roof cresting; bold curvilinear roof brackets (removed at front); front porch removed. Probably built for longterm owner Frederick W. Page, senior librarian at the university, this is one of the few Queen Anne style dwellings in the District. Writer: Julien Green boarded here while a student ca. 1919-22.
City historic survey
- City historic survey. City of Charlottesville, Historic Preservation.
People
- Frederick W. Page owner (longterm owner, senior librarian at the university)
- Julien Green lived here (writer; boarded here while a student ca. 1919-22)