John Vowles House

John Vowles House
John Vowles House, September 2012
John Vowles House is located in Virginia
John Vowles House
Location within Virginia
John Vowles House is located in the United States
John Vowles House
Location within the United States
Location1111-1113 W. Main St., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°2′0″N 78°29′49″W / 38.03333°N 78.49694°W / 38.03333; -78.49694
Arealess than one acre
Built1824 (1824)
Built byDinsmore, James
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.89001928[1]
VLR No.104-0040
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 1989
Designated VLROctober 18, 1988[2]

John Vowles House is two adjoined historic homes located at Charlottesville, Virginia.

Overview

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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 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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