National Historic Landmark · Charlottesville (Independent City), Virginia

University Of Virginia Historic District

Built 1817 by Thomas Jefferson. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1817Listed 1970Neoclassical architectureThomas Jefferson
University Of Virginia Historic District
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressBounded by University and Jefferson Park Aves., and Hospital and McCormick Rds., Charlottesville (Independent City), VA
Independent cityCity of Charlottesville
ListedNov 20, 1970
Listed forEducation
Level of significanceNational
Also known asSee Also:Rotunda, University of Virginia
Reference number70000865
Built1817 · more from the 1810s
ArchitectThomas Jefferson
StyleNeoclassical architecture, Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival architecture, Jeffersonian architecture, Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressBounded by University and Jefferson Park Aves., and Hospital and McCormick Rds., Charlottesville (Independent City), VA
Coordinates38.0347° N, 78.5039° W · Directions ↗
Also in Charlottesville (Independent City)65 listed places in Charlottesville (Independent City) → · walking tour →
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Guidebooks to historic places in Virginia

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  • Historical Tours Alexandria, Virginia
    Frederick Knops, 2017
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  • Plantations of Virginia
    Charlene C. Giannetti and Jai Williams, 2017
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  • George Washington's Virginia
    John R. Maass, 2017
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  • Historic Sites in Virginia's Northern Neck and Essex County
    Thomas A. Wolf, 2011
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was University Of Virginia Historic District listed on the National Register?

Nov 20, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was University Of Virginia Historic District built?

1817, designed by Thomas Jefferson, in the Neoclassical architecture, Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival architecture, Jeffersonian architecture, and Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is University Of Virginia Historic District?

Bounded by University and Jefferson Park Aves., and Hospital and McCormick Rds., Charlottesville (Independent City), City of Charlottesville, Virginia.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for University Of Virginia Historic District?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000865. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.