Recoleta (Charlottesville, Virginia) Explained

Recoleta
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 10, 2003[1]
Designated Other1 Number:104-5086
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:120 Rothery Rd., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates:38.0397°N -78.5097°W
Architect:Rothery, Agnes Edwards; et al.
Architecture:Mission/spanish Revival
Added:August 11, 2004
Refnum:04000858

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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Recoleta . J. Daniel Pezzoni. June 2003. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos