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Historic house in Virginia, United States United States historic place
Morea
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Morea, September 2013
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Location209-211 Sprigg Lane, Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°2′22″N 78°30′31″W / 38.03944°N 78.50861°W / 38.03944; -78.50861
Area2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1835 (1835)
Built byEmmet, John Patten
NRHP reference No.84003522
VLR No.104-0044
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 3, 1984
Designated VLRMarch 20, 1984

Morea is a historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia. It was built in 1835, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, vernacular brick dwelling. It features an original recessed second-story verandah, an interior structural arcade, and a semidetached office wing. It is the only surviving dwelling built by one of the original University of Virginia faculty members approved by Thomas Jefferson. Its owner, John Patten Emmet, was the school's first professor of natural history. It is now owned by the University of Virginia and serves as the co-residence for both the Principal and the Director of Studies of the International Residential College.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

References

  1. ^ "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 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morea" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. Francavilla, Lisa A. "Emmet, John Patten (1796–1842)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  5. "UVA Grounds". visitormap.virginia.edu.
  6. "Morea | International Residential College". irc.virginia.edu.
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