1718 Jefferson Park Avenue (DHR # )

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1 JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE 1718 Jefferson Park Avenue (DHR # ) STREET ADDRESS: 1718 Jefferson Park Avenue MAP & PARCEL: PRESENT ZONING: R-UHD ORIGINAL OWNER: P. D. Glison ORIGINAL USE: PRESENT USE: PRESENT OWNER: West Range, LLC ADDRESS: West Range, LLC 143

2 th Street NW Charlottesville, VA DATE/ PERIOD: Ca. 1913; 2000 STYLE: Vernacular HEIGHT IN STORIES: 2.5 Stories DIMENSIONS AND LAND 3100 (85,000) sq.ft./0.468 AREA: SOURCES: CONTRIBUTING: Acres Charlottesville City Records and 2004 Architectural Survey Yes ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION This 2 ½-story American Foursquare was constructed ca In the year 2000, a large free-standing apartment building was added to its west (connected by a breezeway). The original house has aluminum siding, vinyl 1/1-sash windows, a stone foundation, a hipped roof (asphalt shingle) with 3 gable-roofed dormers, a central brick chimney, a 1- story polygonal bay window on the south side, and a gable-roofed hood over the door. HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION According to local historian Eugenia Bibb, this house was constructed ca by P. D. Glison. During the 1930s and early 1940s, the house was occupied by Alpha Chi Sigma fraternity and was later divided into 4 apartments. The wrap around porch was removed when the large 3 ½-story brick apartment building was built in the front yard in the year It is attached by a breezeway and could easily be removed in the future without destroying the historic dwelling. This resource is therefore considered a contributing resource in the potential Oakhurst-Gildersleeve Neighborhood Historic District. 144

3 1714 Jefferson Park Avenue (DHR # ) STREET ADDRESS: 1714 Jefferson Park Avenue MAP & PARCEL: PRESENT ZONING: R-UHD ORIGINAL OWNER: J. H. Hill ORIGINAL USE: PRESENT USE: PRESENT OWNER: Daniel J. Veliky ADDRESS: Daniel J. Veliky 3125 Dundee Road Earlysville, VA DATE/ PERIOD: Ca STYLE: Dutch Colonial Revival HEIGHT IN STORIES: 1.5 Stories DIMENSIONS AND LAND AREA: 3547 sq.ft./0.459 Acres SOURCES: Charlottesville City Records and 2004 Architectural Survey CONTRIBUTING: Yes ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION This 1 ½-story, gambrel-end-roofed, brick (5-course American bond) Dutch Colonial Revival-style dwelling is very well preserved and was constructed ca It features the following architectural details: diamond-light/1-sash windows, weatherboard 145

4 in gambrel ends, triple attic windows in front gable end; plain frieze board; fine central door with fanlights and sidelights with tracery, side projecting polygonal bay, projecting polygonal bay next to front door; wraparound 6-bay porch with Tuscan columns and plain pickets, and a rear wing. OUTBUILDINGS Cottage #1- pre-1920, cinder-block garage that was converted into residential use in the 1930s or 1940s. Details include 6/6-sash windows, shed-roofed hood with brackets over door, batten shutters, exterior-end flue, and asphalt shingle roof (northernmost of the two cottages). Cottage #2- pre-1920, frame (board-and-batten), gable-roofed (asphalt shingle) cottage with 6/6-sash windows. This building was greatly enlarged in the 1930s or 1940s and incorporated the original small outbuilding. (southernmost of the two cottages). HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION According to local historian Eugenia Bibb, this dwelling was probably constructed as a spec house by or for J. H. Hill of Irving-Way-Hill Funeral Home. Architecturally the house is a fine example of an intact Dutch Colonial Revival-style dwelling constructed of brick. It is now used as apartments as are the rear dependencies. The buildings are contributing resources in the potential Oakhurst-Gildersleeve Neighborhood Historic District. 146

5 1712 Jefferson Park Avenue (DHR # ) STREET ADDRESS: 1712 Jefferson Park Avenue MAP & PARCEL: PRESENT ZONING: R-UHD ORIGINAL OWNER: Unknown ORIGINAL USE: Apartment PRESENT USE: Apartment PRESENT OWNER: Veliky, LC ADDRESS: Veliky, LC 3125 Dundee Road Earlysville, VA DATE/ PERIOD: Ca STYLE: Vernacular Modern HEIGHT IN STORIES: 2 Stories DIMENSIONS AND LAND AREA: 5823 sq.ft./0.429 Acres SOURCES: Charlottesville City Records and 2004 Architectural Survey CONTRIBUTING: No ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Constructed in 1984, this 2-story, 3-bay, gable-roofed (corrugated metal) apartment building is clad in aluminum siding and features a recessed central entry bay flanked by a 2-level recessed window and balcony bay topped by a shed roof that breaks though the gable roof of the building. 147

6 HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION Because of its age, this is a noncontributing resource in the potential Oakhurst- Gildersleeve Neighborhood Historic District. It was constructed in 1984 after a design by Daggett and Grigg, a Charlottesville architectural firm. The original house, which burned in 1970 and was demolished in 1972, was a 1-story brick dwelling built for civil engineer Walter H. Washbaugh sometime before

7 1708 Jefferson Park Avenue (DHR # ) STREET ADDRESS: 1708 Jefferson Park Avenue MAP & PARCEL: PRESENT ZONING: R-UHD ORIGINAL OWNER: Henry and Francesca Boone ORIGINAL USE: PRESENT USE: PRESENT OWNER: Charles & Theresa Hallock, Trustees ADDRESS: Charles & Theresa Hallock, Trustees P.O. Box 486 Carmel. CA DATE/ PERIOD: Ca STYLE: Tudor Revival HEIGHT IN STORIES: 2.0 Stories DIMENSIONS AND LAND AREA: 2106 sq.ft./0.280 Acres SOURCES: Charlottesville City Records and 2004 Architectural Survey CONTRIBUTING: Yes ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Known as the Boone-White House, this magnificent 2-story, stuccoed dwelling with Tudor Revival-style detailing was designed by Eugene Bradbury around 1915 for Henry and Francesca Boone, who immediately sold it. The house is actually oriented toward Valley Road, although the driveway comes in from Jefferson Park Ave. The house is 149

8 comprised of a 2-story, 2-bay, hip-roofed main block with a side 1 ½-story gable-roofed wing with a gable-roofed dormer. Details include deeply overhanging flared eaves with exposed rafter ends, two interior brick chimneys with corbeled caps, false half-timbering in the ½ story and the second story, a front door with 14-light sidelights, a round-arched hood above the door, a 6-course American bond foundation, 4x4 basement windows, 9/9 windows (some with louvered shutters), an integral corner porch, a 2-story projecting polygonal bay on the rear of the 1 ½-story wing, triple windows, and plain friezeboard, cornices and window surrounds. OUTBUILDINGS Garage: ca. 1915, 1 ½-story, hip-roofed (standing-seam metal), stuccoed garage with apartment above. Details include 6/6 windows, central brick flue, shed-roofed wall dormer, exposed rafter ends, and side entry with hood. HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION One of the most prominent dwellings in the area, this house was constructed around 1915 for Henry and Francesca Boone after a design by local architect, Eugene Bradbury. It is one of three houses that Bradbury was thought to have designed in the potential Oakhurst-Gildersleeve Neighborhood Historic District. Boone was a real estate and insurance broker who apparently built these as spec houses. Architecturally the house uses elements of the Tudor Revival style and is one of the largest and earliest houses in the potential district. The yard is very well landscaped and was designed by Orland E. White, who bought the property in 1928 and lived there until his death in White was a botany professor at the University and is also known for designing the Virginia State Arboretum (now named for him) at Blandy Experimental Farm (a Universityowned property) in Clarke County. 150

9 1700 Jefferson Park Avenue (DHR # ) STREET ADDRESS: 1700 Jefferson Park Avenue MAP & PARCEL: PRESENT ZONING: R-2U ORIGINAL OWNER: Frances Henderson ORIGINAL USE: PRESENT USE: PRESENT OWNER: Ian G. Macara & Deborah Lannigan ADDRESS: Ian G. Macara & Deborah Lannigan 1700 Jefferson Park Avenue Charlottesville, VA DATE/ PERIOD: Ca STYLE: Colonial Revival HEIGHT IN STORIES: 1.5 Stories DIMENSIONS AND LAND AREA: 2094 sq.ft./0.501 Acres SOURCES: Charlottesville City Records and 2004 Architectural Survey CONTRIBUTING: Yes ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION This 1 ½-story, gable-roofed (standing-seam metal), vernacular Colonial Revival-style dwelling was constructed ca and features two front doors, 6/6-sash windows (some paired), a rear shed-roofed dormer, and a central stone chimney. Two rear gable-roofed 151

10 wings, one with a dormer and the other with an exterior-end stone chimney, give the house its current U-shaped footprint. HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION According to local historian Eugenia Bibb, the original owner of this house was probably Frances Henderson. Mary L. Fishburne, widow of John W. Fishburne, bought the house in It was sold out of the Fishburne family in Architecturally the house is a good example of a vernacular Colonial Revival-style dwelling with elements of the Cottage style. It is from the same time period and form of many of the other contributing resources in the potential Oakhurst-Gildersleeve Neighborhood Historic District. 152

11 1622 Jefferson Park Avenue (DHR # ) STREET ADDRESS: 1622 Jefferson Park Avenue MAP & PARCEL: 11-7 PRESENT ZONING: R-3 ORIGINAL OWNER: C. M. Wade ORIGINAL USE: Apartment PRESENT USE: Apartment PRESENT OWNER: Wade Apartments, LLC ADDRESS: Wade Apartments, LLC 1025 Wertland Street Charlottesville, VA DATE/ PERIOD: 1958 STYLE: Vernacular Colonial Revival HEIGHT IN STORIES: 3.0 Stories DIMENSIONS AND LAND AREA: 5,968 sq.ft./0.907 Acres SOURCES: Charlottesville City Records and 2004 Architectural Survey CONTRIBUTING: No ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Constructed in 1958, this 3-story, 7-bay, hip-roofed (asphalt shingle), brick apartment building features 2 interior brick chimneys, 6/6-sash windows, and a boxed cornice. The central full-height recessed round-arched (with keystone) entry bay is stuccoed and features the entry door topped by a 6/6-sash window. 153

12 HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION Because of its age, this is a noncontributing resource in the potential Oakhurst- Gildersleeve Neighborhood Historic District. It was constructed in 1958, along with the two other neighboring apartments (1620 and 1618 Jefferson Park Ave.) by C. M. Wade after architectural designs by Paul M. Johnson. The original house that stood here and was probably built for Ned T. Wiebel, president of L. H. Wiebel, a manufacturing company, was demolished. 154

13 1620 Jefferson Park Avenue (DHR # ) STREET ADDRESS: 1620 Jefferson Park Avenue MAP & PARCEL: 11-7 PRESENT ZONING: R-3 ORIGINAL OWNER: C. M. Wade ORIGINAL USE: Apartment PRESENT USE: Apartment PRESENT OWNER: Wade Apartments, LLC ADDRESS: Wade Apartments, LLC 1025 Wertland Street Charlottesville, VA DATE/ PERIOD: 1958 STYLE: Vernacular Colonial Revival HEIGHT IN STORIES: 3.0 Stories DIMENSIONS AND LAND AREA: 5,968 sq.ft./0.907 Acres SOURCES: Charlottesville City Records and 2004 Architectural Survey CONTRIBUTING: No ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Constructed in 1958, this 3-story, 5-bay, hip-roofed (asphalt shingle), brick apartment building features 2 interior brick chimneys, paired and single 6/6-sash windows, and a boxed cornice. The central full-height recessed round-arched (with keystone) entry bay is stuccoed and features the entry door topped by a 6/6-sash window. 155

14 HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION Because of its age, this is a noncontributing resource in the potential Oakhurst- Gildersleeve Neighborhood Historic District. It was constructed in 1958, along with the two other neighboring apartments (1622 and 1618 Jefferson Park Ave.) and is identical in design to All were constructed by C. M. Wade after architectural designs by Paul M. Johnson. The original house that stood here and was probably built for Ned T. Wiebel, president of L. H. Wiebel, a manufacturing company, was demolished. 156

15 1618 Jefferson Park Avenue (DHR # ) STREET ADDRESS: 1618 Jefferson Park Avenue MAP & PARCEL: 11-7 PRESENT ZONING: R-3 ORIGINAL OWNER: C. M. Wade ORIGINAL USE: Apartment PRESENT USE: Apartment PRESENT OWNER: Wade Apartments, LLC ADDRESS: Wade Apartments, LLC 1025 Wertland Street Charlottesville, VA DATE/ PERIOD: 1958 STYLE: Vernacular Colonial Revival HEIGHT IN STORIES: 3.0 Stories DIMENSIONS AND LAND AREA: 5,968 sq.ft./0.907 Acres SOURCES: Charlottesville City Records and 2004 Architectural Survey CONTRIBUTING: No ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Constructed in 1958, this 3-story, 5-bay, hip-roofed (asphalt shingle), brick apartment building features 2 interior brick chimneys, paired and single 6/6-sash windows, and a boxed cornice. The central full-height recessed round-arched (with keystone) entry bay is stuccoed and features the entry door topped by a 6/6-sash window. 157

16 HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION Because of its age, this is a noncontributing resource in the potential Oakhurst- Gildersleeve Neighborhood Historic District. It was constructed in 1958, along with the two other neighboring apartments (1622 and 1620 Jefferson Park Ave.) and is identical in design to All were constructed by C. M. Wade after architectural designs by Paul M. Johnson. The original house that stood here and was probably built for Ned T. Wiebel, president of L. H. Wiebel, a manufacturing company, was demolished. 158

17 1616 Jefferson Park Avenue (DHR # ) STREET ADDRESS: 1616 Jefferson Park Avenue MAP & PARCEL: 11-4 PRESENT ZONING: R-3 ORIGINAL OWNER: Armistead C. Gordon, Jr. ORIGINAL USE: PRESENT USE: PRESENT OWNER: Thomas & Laura Pietro ADDRESS: Thomas & Laura Pietro 572 Burchs Creek Road Crozet, VA DATE/ PERIOD: Ca STYLE: Tudor Revival HEIGHT IN STORIES: 1.5 Stories DIMENSIONS AND LAND AREA: 1886 sq.ft./0.209 Acres SOURCES: Charlottesville City Records and 2004 Architectural Survey CONTRIBUTING: Yes ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION This 1 ½-story, 3-bay, Tudor Revival-style stuccoed dwelling was constructed ca The front is dominated by a steeply-pitched cross gable-end with false half timbering in the ½ story, and 2 gable-roofed dormers of varying size on the side gable. Architectural details include 6/1 windows, some casement windows, a side shed-roofed wing (perhaps 159

18 an enclosed porch), asphalt shingle roof, central brick chimney, and shed-roofed hood supported by brackets protecting entry. HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION This house is a well-preserved example of the Tudor Revival style and a contributing element to the potential Oakhurst-Gildersleeve Neighborhood Historic District. It is believed that the original owner was Armistead C. Gordon, Jr., an English professor at the University. 160