Rugby Road–University Corner Historic District

Rugby Road–University Corner Historic District
ΧΦ fraternity house on Rugby Road
Location Roughly bounded by University Ave., Wayside Pl., 14th St., and US 29, Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°2′23″N 78°30′05″W / 38.03972°N 78.50139°W / 38.03972; -78.50139Coordinates: 38°2′23″N 78°30′05″W / 38.03972°N 78.50139°W / 38.03972; -78.50139
Area 84 acres (34 ha)
Built 1890 (1890)
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference # 84003523[1]
VLR # 104-0133
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 16, 1984
Designated VLR November 15, 1983[2]

Rugby Road–University Corner Historic District is a national historic district located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The district encompasses 173 contributing buildings in the city of Charlottesville. It includes a variety of commercial, residential, and institutional structures mirroring the University of Virginia's development between the 1890s and the Great Depression. It includes properties on Carr's Hill. Notable buildings include the Chancellor Building (1920), the Minor Court Building (1896 and 1927), Mincer's Shop Building 1920s), the Stevens-Shepherd Building (c. 1925), Buckingham Palace (c. 1850s), St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1926–27), Madison Hall (1905), fraternity houses dating from 1902 to 1928, Fayerweather Hall (1893), the Bayly Museum (1934), Faculty Apartments building (c. 1920), Watts-Hillel House (1913-1914), and Hotopp-Watson House (1900). Also located in the district are the separately listed Anderson Brothers Building, Preston Court Apartments, and Wynhurst.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Department of Community Development Staff in cooperation with the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rugby Road–University Corner Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived 2013-08-13 at the Wayback Machine.
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