Morea (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Morea | |
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Morea, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 209-211 Sprigg Lane, Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°2′22″N 78°30′31″W / 38.03944°N 78.50861°WCoordinates: 38°2′22″N 78°30′31″W / 38.03944°N 78.50861°W |
| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Built by | Emmet, John Patten |
| NRHP Reference # | 84003522[1] |
| VLR # | 104-0044 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 3, 1984 |
| Designated VLR | March 20, 1984[2] |
Morea is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1835, and is a 2 1/2-story, three bay, vernacular brick dwelling. It features an original recessed second-story verandah, an interior structural arcade, and a semidetached office wing. It is the only surviving dwelling built by one of the original University of Virginia faculty members approved by Thomas Jefferson. Its owner, John Patten Emmet, was the school's first professor of natural history.[3][4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[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 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morea" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ↑ Francavilla, Lisa A. "Emmet, John Patten (1796–1842)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
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