Arrowhead (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Arrowhead
Location East side US 29, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of the junction with VA 608, near Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°58′48″N 78°35′43″W / 37.98000°N 78.59528°W / 37.98000; -78.59528Coordinates: 37°58′48″N 78°35′43″W / 37.98000°N 78.59528°W / 37.98000; -78.59528
Area 21.1 acres (8.5 ha)
Built 1859 (1859)-1860
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 91000885[1]
VLR # 002-0195
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 9, 1991
Designated VLR April 17, 1991[2]

Arrowhead, also known as Arrowhead at Red Hill, is a historic home and farm complex located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It consists of a two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed frame center section dated to the 1850s; a two-story, multi-bay north extension added in the early 1900s; and a two-bay, two-story library wing added about 1907-1908. The interior features Greek Revival style details. Also on the property are a one-story frame kitchen building, a brick smokehouse, a large icehouse (now a garage), and a 1 1/2-story board-and-batten cottage.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (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 (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Arrowhead" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos


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