National Register of Historic Places

Dabney-Thompson House

Charlottesville (Independent City), Charlottesville County, Virginia
Listed
January 10, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003498

About this property

Dabney–Thompson House is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1894, and is a two-story Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard and features a steeply pitched hipped roof with tall gables over all four projecting bays. The house has projecting eaves and verges and decoratively-sawn exposed rafter ends. It is pierced by three chimneys with corbelled caps. It was built by Richard Heath Dabney, Professor of History and later Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia, father of Virginius Dabney (1901-1995). Dabney sold the house in 1907. The house is occupied by the Montessori School of Charlottesville. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Location

1602 Gordon Ave.
Charlottesville (Independent City), Charlottesville County, Virginia
38.03997, -78.49924

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Sources

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When was Dabney-Thompson House listed on the National Register?

Dabney-Thompson House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Dabney-Thompson House?

Dabney-Thompson House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Dabney-Thompson House is recorded as the industrial era.

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