Barringer Mansion

Barringer Mansion
Location 1404 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates 38°1′54″N 78°30′9″W / 38.03167°N 78.50250°W / 38.03167; -78.50250Coordinates: 38°1′54″N 78°30′9″W / 38.03167°N 78.50250°W / 38.03167; -78.50250
Area less than one acre
Built 1894 (1894)
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Charlottesville MRA
NRHP Reference # 82001799[1]
VLR # 104-0022
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 21, 1982
Designated VLR October 20, 1981[2]

Barringer Mansion is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1894, and is a two-story, Queen Anne style brick dwelling. It features an elaborate turret with garland frieze adorning the cornice, three different styles of windows, and Jacobean chimneys. It was the home of Paul Brandon Barringer (1857-1941), noted physician, scientist, executive, and publisher who became the sixth president of Virginia Tech.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. Jean F. Sullivan (November 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Barringer House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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