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Four Acres
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National Register of Historic Places

Four Acres

On the National Register since 198244 years
Colonial RevivalListed 1982Charlottesville
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Four Acres

Four Acres, at 1314 Rugby Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 21, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 403 other Virginia listings. It was listed as part of Charlottesville MRA. The listing covers 5.5 acres.

What it isHistoric house in Virginia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 4 MB · National Archives↗
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1314 Rugby Rd., Charlottesville · about 0 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Four AcresStart here
  2. 2StonefieldVernacular · next door
Around it

24 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCharles B. Holt HouseBungalow/Craftsman · Built 19260.4 miBJames Minor HouseBuilding0.4 miBWyndhurstVernacular0.5 miBJackson P. Burley High SchoolBuilding0.6 miBPreston Court ApartmentsClassical Revival0.6 miDThomas Jefferson InnDistrict0.6 miBCharlottesville Coca-Cola Bottling WorksBuilt 19550.7 miDRugby Road-University Corner Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.7 miBDabney-Thompson HouseVictorian · Built 18940.7 miBMcConnell-Neve HouseVictorian0.8 miBTurner-LaRowe HouseVictorian0.8 miBSunnysideGothic Revival0.8 miDWertland Street Historic DistrictVernacular0.9 miBCarr's HillSouthern Colonial Revival0.9 miBCampbell HallBuilding0.9 miBJohn Vowles HouseFederal1 miBJefferson School, Carver Recreation Center, and School SiteBuilt 19261 miBAnderson Brothers BuildingVictorian1 mi
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BKing Lumber Company WarehouseVernacular1 miBKing-Runkle HouseVictorian1 mi★Rotunda, University of VirginiaEarly Republic1 miBArmstrong Knitting FactorySecond Empire1 miOThe AviatorLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 19181 miBMoreaClassical Revival1 mi
More like it

Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Colonial Revival.

Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District0.7 mi away
Wertland Street Historic District0.9 mi away
McGuffey, William H., Primary School1.1 mi away
Oakhurst-Gildersleeve Neighborhood Historic District1.2 mi away

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Questions about Four Acres

Is Four Acres on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 21, 1982 (Register number 82001805).

Is Four Acres a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Rotunda, University of Virginia, 1 mile away.

Can you visit Four Acres?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Four Acres?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41678623 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.