Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District, Charlottesville

Name: Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District
Address: Charlottesville, United States

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Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District

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Rugby Road–University Corner Historic District is a national historic district located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The district encompasses 173 contributing buildings in the city of Charlottesville. It includes a variety of commercial, residential, and institutional structures mirroring the University of Virginia's development between the 1890s and the Great Depression. It includes properties on Carr's Hill. Notable buildings include the Chancellor Building, the Minor Court Building, Mincer's Shop Building 1920s), the Stevens-Shepherd Building, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Madison Hall, fraternity houses dating from 1902 to 1928, Fayerweather Hall, the Bayly Museum, Faculty Apartments building, Watts-Hillel House, and Hotopp-Watson House. Also located in the district are the separately listed Anderson Brothers Building, Preston Court Apartments, and Wynhurst. ()

Built: 1890 (134 years ago)Elevation: 571 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°2'30"N, 78°30'1"W

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Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District – 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.

0.4 miS
Monuments and statues
Statue of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville
11 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.
0.5 miNW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville
12 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
27 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.
0.8 miW
Sport, Sport venue
Davenport Field at Disharoon Park, Charlottesville
21 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.
0.7 miN
38°3'4"N • 78°30'9"W
Barracks Road Shopping Center, Charlottesville
17 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.4 miS
Museum, Neighbourhood
The Corner, Charlottesville
11 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.
~1460 ftSW
Museum, Art museum
Fralin Museum of Art, Charlottesville
8 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.
~910 ftSW
Bridge
Rugby Road, Charlottesville
5 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.
0.5 miS
Palladian architecture
The Rotunda, Charlottesville
12 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.
0.5 miSW
Monuments and statues
The Aviator, Charlottesville
13 min walk • The Aviator is a historical sculpture located on the University of Virginia campus near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia.
1.2 miSE
38°1'55"N • 78°28'52"W
The Garage, Charlottesville
32 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Preston Court Apartments, Charlottesville (2 min walk), Wynhurst, Charlottesville (2 min walk), Dabney-Thompson House, Charlottesville (4 min walk), Rugby Road, Charlottesville (5 min walk).

How to get to Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District:

Bus

Madison Ave @ Grady Ave • Lines: Or (7 min walk)
Grady Ave @ 14th St • Lines: Or (7 min walk)

Train

Charlottesville (22 min walk)