Built 1822 (1822) NRHP Reference # 73002204 Opened 1822 Added to NRHP 25 May 1973 | VLR # 104-0031 Area 4 ha | |
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Architectural style Early Republic, Jeffersonian classicism Similar University of Virginia, Monticello, Jefferson Theater, The Lawn, Live Arts |
Oak Lawn is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The brick dwelling was built in 1822, and consists of a two-story, four bay, main block flanked by one-story, two bay wings. The central section has a front gable roof and one-story porch with a flat roof supported by four Tuscan order columns and topped by a second story balcony. Exterior chimneys arise between the main block and each of the wings. Also on the property are a contributing kitchen (1822) and two cemeteries. It was built by James Dinsmore, a Scots-Irish builder who worked for Thomas Jefferson.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is located in the Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District.
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