Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District
1600 Gordon Ave
Ackley; Martha Jefferson Sanitorium, Built ca. 1920-21; remodeled and enlarged 1956
BrickContributes to the historic character of the district
From the National Register nomination
Built as a detached dwelling; now a nursing home. Georgian Revival. Built ca. 1920-21; remodeled and enlarged 1956. Brick (Flemish bond); 2½ stories; gable roofs; 3 front dormers; 9-bay front (5-bay main block); inset, lower 2-story wings. Monumental wooden entry surround with swan's-neck pediment; Palladian window in E wing; stone belt line. A large brick parapet-roofed wing extends to the S and E. Leonidas Pope Wheat of Washington, DC, original architect. Built ca. 1920, this impressive Georgian house was remodeled and enlarged in 1956, and now serves as a retirement home.
City historic survey
- City historic survey. City of Charlottesville, Historic Preservation.
People
- Leonidas Pope Wheat architect (of Washington, DC, original architect)