Belmont (Charlottesville, Virginia) Explained

Belmont
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:October 20, 1981[1]
Designated Other1 Number:104-0050
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:759 Belmont Ave., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates:38.0244°N -78.4775°W
Built:before 1837
Builder:John Jordan
Architecture:Greek Revival and Federal
Added:October 21, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:82001800

Belmont, also known as the Ficklin Mansion, is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built about 1820 for John Winn by Jefferson brick mason John Jordan. Originally it had a center pavilion with lower symmetrical side wings but a second story was added to the wings by John Winn's son Benjamin Bannister Winn about 1840. It is a brick dwelling showing both Greek Revival and Federal details as it was built during the transition between the two styles. It features pedimented portico supported by four square paneled columns resting on a raised brick base.[2]

The 551-acre estate was sold at auction to Slaughter Ficklin in 1847 and he renamed it Belmont from the original Belle-mont and turned it into a renowned horse farm. In 1890 the estate was subdivided and is now the Belmont neighborhood of Charlottesville. The house has been divided into apartments.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

References

K. Edward Lay. The Architecture of Jefferson country: Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia (Virginia: The University Press of Virginia, 2000).

External links

12 measured drawings and 14 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belmont. unknown. n.d.. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017114632/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Charlottesville/Belmont_survey.pdf. 2013-10-17. and Accompanying photo