850 Locust Ave

From the National Register nomination

104-5144-0114 Single Dwelling, Stories 2.00, Style: Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, 1927 The Georgian Revival-style, three-bay house is brick with American bond and a Flemish header course. J. Dean Tilman built the stately house in 1927; Tilman was president of City Mortgage and Insurance CO., Inc. and the City Finance and Thrift, Co., as well as Vice President of the National Bank of Charlottesville and partner in the dry goods store J. D. and J. S. Tilman. The building has a side-gable, slate tile roof with brick chimneys attached to each end. The house features a large balconied entry porch on the central bay, approached by three concrete steps. Supported by slender Tuscan columns paired to either side of a semi-circular projection that marks the entranceway, the porch has a plain, Tuscan entablature. The door has fluted pilasters, sidelights, and an elliptical fanlight. The balcony above has a balustrade with finials in line with each of the columns below. Each of the side bays on both stories has a single window, as does the 2nd story's central bay; all of the windows are eight/eight-sash windows and have partially louvered shutters that feature a moon shape cutout on the upper portion. Windows on the 1st floor are topped with flat arches, while the fenestration on the 2nd floor abuts the dentils of the cornice. Modillions and a cornice with dentils adorn the slightly projecting roofline. Three gabled dormers align themselves with the bays below and feature circular-headed windows. The house also includes an original sunroom attached to the south elevation; it has six/one-sash windows across all three elevations, a simple architrave, and a metal balcony balustrade above. The side elevations include two windows arranged symmetrically on each story and half-moon windows to either side of the chimneys on the third floor. The back of the building extends beyond the main rectangular mass of the house, while the east corner of the north elevation has a small extension featuring an oval-shaped windows. Individual Resource Status: Single Dwelling Contributing Total: 1 Individual Resource Status: Garage Contributing Total: 1