Red Hills (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Red Hills
Location 2051 Polo Grounds Rd., near Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°05′41″N 78°25′39″W / 38.09472°N 78.42750°W / 38.09472; -78.42750Coordinates: 38°05′41″N 78°25′39″W / 38.09472°N 78.42750°W / 38.09472; -78.42750
Area 26.5 acres (10.7 ha)
Built c. 1797 (1797)
Built by Grigg, Milton L.; Hale, William
Architectural style Georgian, Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 98000047[1]
VLR # 002-0066
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 13, 1998
Designated VLR December 3, 1997[2]

Red Hills is a historic home and farm complex located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It consists of a two-story, five bay brick main section built about 1797 in the Georgian style, and two brick rear wings. It has a modern, one-story frame wing. The front facade features one-story, gabled portico of Colonial Revival design added about 1939. Also on the property are a contributing barn (early-20th century), corncrib and shed (early-20th century), shed (late-19th century), well (19th century), and slave cemetery (19th century).[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[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. J. Daniel Pevoni and Leslie A. Giles (September 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Red Hills" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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