501 9th St SW

From the National Register nomination

104-0031 Other DHR Id #: 104-0213-0050 Primary Resource Information: Single Dwelling, Stories 2.00, Style: Early Classical Revival, 1822 Constructed in 1822, this 2-story, three-part brick dwelling is an accomplished example of Jeffersonian Palladianism and was constructed by builders who worked for Jefferson on the academic village at the University of Virginia. James Dinsmore, a Scots-Irish builder who worked for Jefferson, is believed to have designed the house and also worked on its construction. The house is comprised of a 2-story, 3-bay, gable-end central brick block flanked by slightly recessed, 1-story, 2-bay brick wings with side gable roofs. The brick walls are laid in Flemish bond above a water table of 3-course American bond with molded quarter-round bricks. The roofs are clad in standing-seam metal. Exterior brick chimneys are located between the main block and each of the side wings. An additional interior brick chimney is located at the west end of the main block. The 1-story, 3-bay front portico with Tuscan-column supports and a plain entablature, has a flat roof with a wooden railing of turned balusters. Other details include 9/6- and 9/9-sash wood windows with louvered wooden shutters, a boxed cornice, a lunette window in the front pedimented gable-end, a 6-panel front door, two square 4-light attic windows in the west gable end, and a large glassed-in rear 1-story wing constructed in 1998. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Individual Resource Status: Kitchen Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Cemetery Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Cemetery Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Shed Non-Contributing Total: 1