Bentivar
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Bentivar | |
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| Location | 1601 Bentivar Farm Rd., near Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°04′59″N 78°26′05″W / 38.08306°N 78.43472°WCoordinates: 38°04′59″N 78°26′05″W / 38.08306°N 78.43472°W |
| Area | 19.8 acres (8.0 ha) |
| Built | 1795, c. 1830 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic |
| NRHP Reference # | 05000333[1] |
| VLR # | 002-0127 |
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| Added to NRHP | April 20, 2005 |
| Designated VLR | December 1, 2004[2] |
Bentivar is a historic home and farm located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It is a one-story, double-pile brick residence, with English basement and clearstory attic. It has a Palladian piano nobile plan. The traditional date for the building of Bentivar is 1795, but rebuilt about 1830 after a fire. Also on the property is a stone structure, apparently originally used as a dairy; ice pit; and graveyard.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ J. James Murray, Jr. (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bentivar" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos
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