Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District
164 Rugby Rd
Peyton House, Ca. 1908-20
FrameContributes to the historic character of the district
From the National Register nomination
Built as a detached dwelling; now university offices. Colonial Revival/Queen Anne. Ca. 1908-20. Frame with weatherboarding (covered with asbestos shingles); 2 stories; intersecting hipped and gable roofs; staggered 5-bay front; 3-sided, 2-story bay on N side; 1-bay distyle front porch; added 1-story wing on S side. Varied-sized front windows with geometric sash; chamfered porch posts; original interior detailing. Two mid-20th-century outbuildings (noncontributing). One of the few early frame dwellings on Rugby Road, this largely unaltered former boarding house now serves as UVa offices.
City historic survey
- City historic survey. City of Charlottesville, Historic Preservation.
Also on the lot
- Two mid-20th-century outbuildings, mid-20th-century (noncontributing)
Two mid-20th-century outbuildings (noncontributing).