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Red Hills (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°05′41″N 78°25′39″W / 38.09472°N 78.42750°W / 38.09472; -78.42750
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Red Hills
Entrance to the estate
Red Hills (Charlottesville, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Red Hills (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Red Hills (Charlottesville, Virginia) is located in the United States
Red Hills (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Location2051 Polo Grounds Rd., near Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°05′41″N 78°25′39″W / 38.09472°N 78.42750°W / 38.09472; -78.42750
Area26.5 acres (10.7 ha)
Builtc. 1797 (1797)
Built byMilton L. Grigg, William Hale
Architectural styleGeorgian, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.98000047[1]
VLR No.002-0066
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 13, 1998
Designated VLRDecember 3, 1997[2]

Red Hills is a historic home and farm complex located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It consists of a two-story, five bay brick main section built about 1797 in the Georgian style, and two brick rear wings. It has a modern, one-story frame wing. The front facade features one-story, gabled portico of Colonial Revival design added about 1939. Also on the property are a contributing barn (early-20th century), corncrib and shed (early-20th century), shed (late-19th century), well (19th century), and slave cemetery (19th century).[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

Slave Population

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According to the 1850 census, Red Hills Plantation was tended by a labor force of 24 slaves; many of these slaves lie in the slave cemetery which is still a part of the Red Hills property.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ J. Daniel Pevoni and Leslie A. Giles (September 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Red Hills" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
  4. ^ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service (September 11, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). Red Hills.