Spring Hill (Ivy, Virginia)
Architecture
The main house dates to about 1785, and is a two-story, brick dwelling expanded in the 1870s and 1930s. The oldest building on the property is the brick field slave quarters, built about 1765, and once served as the main house. Also on the property are a brick dairy and kitchen. The house is representative of the evolution and integration of academic and vernacular architectural styles covering over two centuries of Albemarle County settlement.
History
The Spring Hill property was part of a tract of land owned in 1735 by Charles Hudson, and sold two years later to Michael Woods (1737–1748). Woods lived further west at the foot of Woods' Gap (now Jarman Gap), the site may have been lived by his son-in-law Andrew Wallace, when it was sold in 1748 with 400 acres (160 ha) by Woods.
Spring Hill was also the childhood home of noted architect Waddy Butler Wood (1869–1944), and his sister, visual artist Virginia Hargraves Wood (1872–1941).
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Thomsen Jr., Richard P. (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spring Hill" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2021. and accompanying photo
- ^ "Mrs. C. F. Goddard". The Richmond News Leader. 1941-02-25. p. 20. Retrieved 2024-03-19 – via Newspaper.com.
External links
- Spring Hill Claim House, State Route 637, Ivy, Albemarle County, VA: 5 measured drawing at Historic American Buildings Survey
