Recoleta (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Recoleta | |
 Recoleta, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 120 Rothery Rd., Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°2′23″N 78°30′35″W / 38.03972°N 78.50972°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1940 |
| Architect | Rothery, Agnes Edwards; et al. |
| Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000858[1] |
| VLR No. | 104-5086 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | September 10, 2003[2] |
Recoleta, also known as Rothery, is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1940, and is a two- to three-story, U-shaped, Spanish Colonial Revival style dwelling. The house is constructed of stuccoed reinforced cinder block and has a red tile gable roof, arched openings, an exterior stair, a balcony, and steel-framed casement windows. The "U" contains a patio enclosed by a loggia with a garden front. Also on the property is a contributing garden enclosed by a cinder block wall built in 1946 that incorporates a fountain wall with a tile roof, circular lantern niches, and a patio. The house was built for University of Virginia music professor Harry Rogers Pratt and his wife, Agnes Edwards Rothery Pratt.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Recoleta" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
