Gallison Hall

Gallison Hall
Location 24 Farmington Dr., near Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°4′10″N 78°32′09″W / 38.06944°N 78.53583°W / 38.06944; -78.53583Coordinates: 38°4′10″N 78°32′09″W / 38.06944°N 78.53583°W / 38.06944; -78.53583
Area 44 acres (18 ha)
Built 1930 (1930)-1933
Architect Johnson, Stanhope; Gillette, Charles F.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP Reference # 90002013[1]
VLR # 002-0808
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 28, 1990
Designated VLR February 20, 1990[2]

Gallison Hall is a historic home located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was designed by the architect Stanhope Johnson in the Georgian Revival style, and built between 1931 and 1933. It consists of a 2 1/2-story, five-bay, brick center section with a steeply pitched hipped roof, flanked by 1 1/2-story, three-bay, gable-roofed wings conneected by hyphens. At each end are a seven-bay brick arcades connected to a 1 1/2-story two-bay gable-roofed garage on the east and an identical arcade connected to an octagonal gazebo brick on the west. The house is set among English gardens designed by Charles F. Gillette.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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 2013-05-12.
  3. Geoffrey Henry (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gallison Hall" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos


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