John Vowles House

John Vowles House

John Vowles House, September 2012
Location 1111-1113 W. Main St., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°2′0″N 78°29′49″W / 38.03333°N 78.49694°W / 38.03333; -78.49694Coordinates: 38°2′0″N 78°29′49″W / 38.03333°N 78.49694°W / 38.03333; -78.49694
Area less than one acre
Built 1824 (1824)
Built by Dinsmore, James
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 89001928[1]
VLR # 104-0040
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 2, 1989
Designated VLR October 18, 1988[2]

John Vowles House are two adjoined historic homes located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1824, and consists of two two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed Federal style brick town houses. Both houses feature decorative cornices and original interior woodwork. To the rear of 1113 West Main is a small 1 1/2-story, "L"-shaped, gable-roofed brick outbuilding built as a kitchen and added in the 1920s.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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. Geoffrey Henry (March 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John Vowles House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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