Dabney-Thompson House, Charlottesville

Name: Dabney-Thompson House
Address: Charlottesville, United States

#52 among attractions in Charlottesville

Queen Anne architecture

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Dabney–Thompson House is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1894, and is a two-story Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard and features a steeply-pitched hipped roof with tall gables over all four projecting bays. The house has projecting eaves and verges and decoratively-sawn exposed rafter ends. It is pierced by three chimneys with corbelled caps. It was built by Richard Heath Dabney, Professor of History and later Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia, father of Virginius Dabney. Dabney sold the house in 1907. The house is occupied by the Montessori School of Charlottesville. ()

Built: 1894 (131 years ago)Coordinates: 38°2'23"N, 78°29'58"W

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Dabney-Thompson House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Statue of Thomas Jefferson, John Paul Jones Arena, Scott Stadium, Davenport Field at Disharoon Park.

~1720 ftSW
Monuments and statues
Statue of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville
9 min walk • Thomas Jefferson is a statue of U.S. Founding Father and president Thomas Jefferson in front of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, the university he founded and designed. The statue was crafted by Moses Ezekiel in 1910 and was a copy of the Jefferson statue in Louisville, Kentucky.
0.6 miNW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville
16 min walk • John Paul Jones Arena, or JPJ, is a multi-purpose arena owned by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Since November 2006, it serves as the home to the Virginia Cavaliers men's and women's basketball teams, as well as for concerts and other events.
1 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Scott Stadium, Charlottesville
25 min walk • Scott Stadium is a stadium located in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is the home of the Virginia Cavaliers football team. It sits on the University of Virginia's Grounds, east of Hereford College and first-year dorms on Alderman Road but west of Brown College and the Lawn.
0.9 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Davenport Field at Disharoon Park, Charlottesville
23 min walk • Davenport Field at Disharoon Park is a baseball stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is the home field of the University of Virginia Cavaliers college baseball team. The stadium has a capacity of 5,074 and opened in 2002.
0.8 miN
38°3'4"N • 78°30'9"W
Barracks Road Shopping Center, Charlottesville
21 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1650 ftSW
Museum, Neighbourhood
The Corner, Charlottesville
8 min walk • The Corner is a seven-block collection of bars, restaurants, bookstores, and night spots on University Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia, extending from 12¹⁄₂ Street Southwest to Chancellor Street. located across the street from the University of Virginia.
0.6 miSW
Amphitheatre
McIntire Amphitheatre, Charlottesville
15 min walk • The McIntire Amphitheatre is a Greek-style outdoor theater at the University of Virginia. Established in 1921 with a $120,000 gift from benefactor and University alum Paul Goodloe McIntire, it is now used for a variety of outdoor gatherings including concerts, speakers, and other events.
~1140 ftSW
Museum, Art museum
Fralin Museum of Art, Charlottesville
6 min walk • The Fralin Museum of Art is an art museum at the University of Virginia. Before 2012, it was known as the University of Virginia Art Museum. It occupies the historic Thomas H. Bayly Building on Rugby Road in Charlottesville, Virginia, a short distance from the Rotunda.
~690 ftW
Bridge
Rugby Road, Charlottesville
4 min walk • Rugby Road is a street in Charlottesville, Virginia that serves as the center of the University of Virginia's fraternity and sorority system and its attendant social activity.
~1890 ftSW
Palladian architecture
The Rotunda, Charlottesville
10 min walk • The Rotunda is a building located on The Lawn on the original grounds of the University of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson designed it to represent the "authority of nature and power of reason" and modeled it after the Pantheon in Rome.
0.4 miSW
Monuments and statues
The Aviator, Charlottesville
11 min walk • The Aviator is a historical sculpture located on the University of Virginia campus near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Dabney-Thompson House?

Nearby attractions include Preston Court Apartments, Charlottesville (3 min walk), Rugby Road, Charlottesville (4 min walk), Wynhurst, Charlottesville (4 min walk), Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District, Charlottesville (4 min walk).

How to get to Dabney-Thompson House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dabney-Thompson House:

Bus

14th Street @ Virginia Ave • Lines: Or (5 min walk)
Grady Ave @ 14th St • Lines: Or (5 min walk)

Train

Charlottesville (18 min walk)