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Tour Information The land was part of the original 1730 Carter family land grant and was known Area Information Centers: Charlottesville/ to as “Indian Camp,” Albemarle Downtown Visitors Center which he purchased for his adoptive son and Transportation Center Downtown Col. William Short in 1795, who in turn sold Mall – 610 East Main Street (877) 386-1103 Morven to David Higginbotham in 1813. or www.visitcharlottesville.org The last private owner, the late John Kluge, Charlottesville Regional Chamber of gave the farm to the University of Foundation in 2001. Extraordinary grounds Photo courtesy of Steve Turnball Commerce, 209 5th Street, NE, Fifth and Market Streets (434) 295-3141 or www. feature the formal and cutting gardens cvillechamber.com renovated by Annette Hoyt Flanders in the 1930s. Tulips, phlox, lilacs, viburnum Tickets: $50 pp. Children 6-12: $10. Avail- and deutzia, among other spring blooming able on tour day only at Castle Hill Cider, shrubs and perennials, fill a series of dis- 6065 Turkey Sag Rd., Keswick, VA 22947. tinct garden rooms. Notable trees include lbemarle- Cash, check or credit cards accepted. a pair of Osage orange trees, the state A Tickets for Morven sold separately. champion Chinese chestnut and a Dove Advance Tickets: $40 pp. www.vagard- tree. Morven was a charter property open enweek.org. Available locally with check for the first Historic Garden Week in Vir- only, payable to “HGW - Charlottesville” ginia in 1929, and is listed on the National Charlottesville from March 1 to April 18 at the following Register of Historic Places and on the Vir- ______Saturday, April 21, 2018 ______Sunday, April 22, 2018 ______Monday, April 23, 2018 locations in Charlottesville: Caspari, Folly, ginia Landmarks Register. Please note: the Morven Kenny Ball Antiques, and Tourterelle; and house is handicapped accessible; however, at Castle Hill Cider in Keswick. the gardens are not. Estate Gardens and House Rural Historic District 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. House and Garden Tour Southwest Mountains (weather permitting) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Morven Estate House and Gardens Saturday, April 21, 2018 Rural Historic District Visitors will travel historic roads amid scenic vistas through picturesque Keswick Hunt 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting House and Garden Tour Country of Albemarle County. All properties are nestled in the heart of the Southwest Sunday, April 22, 2018 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountains Rural Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Please note: In case of rain and/or wet conditions, the Morven tour may be 1992 in recognition of its significance to the early settlement of the county. On Sunday canceled due to difficult parking conditions. Tour Headquarters and Marketplace: Castle visit five properties, including a 1,250 acre estate on the Virginia Landmarks Register; Tickets are not refundable. To verify condi- Hill Cider, 6065 Turkey Sag Rd. Keswick, an 18th century farm open for the first time and featuring formal gardens and an tions on tour day only, call (434) 979-7966 VA 22947. Tickets on tour day available after 7 a.m. for a recorded message. only at Tour Headquarters. The cidery is extensive arboretum; a private estate last featured on Historic Garden Week 34 years built on land that was once part of the ago; a contemporary, award-winning farmhouse; and historic Grace Episcopal Church. In Morven Tickets: $15 pp. Children 6-12, Castle Hill estate. Shop local vendors at addition, special events and demonstrations at the properties, and boutique shopping $10. Only cash or checks accepted. the Tour’s Marketplace and enjoy talks by in the Marketplace at Tour Headquarters are part of Sunday’s event. On Saturday enjoy Advance Tickets: $15 pp. www.vagarden- experts on Keswick history, architecture week.org. To order by mail, send check and horticulture. Maps and directions to the home and gardens of Morven Estate, near . On Monday, see Pavilion payable to “HGW-Charlottesville” by April all properties available, as well as sched- residences and gardens restored by the Garden Club of Virginia along the Lawn at the 6 with your email and phone number for no- ules of special events and demonstrations University of Virginia. tification of receipt, to: Allison Schildwachter, at the properties. A large scale outdoor 1080 Rustling Oaks Drive, Charlottesville, Ikebana installation will also be on exhibit. VA 22901. Tickets will be held for pick-up at Directions to Tour Headquarters: From the entrance; Morven tickets are not sold in I-64 take the Shadwell Exit 124. Go East advance at local ticket outlets. on Richmond Rd./Rt. 250 for 2 mi. Turn Directions: Morven House and Gardens, left onto Louisa Rd./VA22 East. Proceed Hosted by 791 Morven Drive. From I-64, take Exit 8.5 mi. to Turkey Sag Rd. Turn left and continue for 0.3 mi. Cidery on left. Albemarle Garden Club 121 (Rt. 20 South/Scottsville) and follow The Charlottesville Garden Club the signs to Monticello, turning left onto Parking and Shuttle: This is a driving Rivanna Garden Club Rt. 53 East/Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. Pass Group Reservation Chairman Monticello entrance, bear right onto Rt. tour. Onsite parking available at (For groups of 15 or more) all properties except Castle Hill, which is Chairmen 795/ Pkwy. and contin- ue past Highland for 1.4 mi. Entrance to accessible via shuttle service from Tour Terri Nicholaou Linda MacIlwaine Morven is on the right. Headquarters only. Shuttles available from [email protected] 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; last shuttle will depart albemarle-charlottesville House and Gardens: The three-story brick @vagardenweek.org from headquarters at 4 p.m. Groups in Group reservations required by Friday, manor house at Morven was built c. 1820 vehicles larger than 10 passenger vans need April 6, for groups of 15 or more. We can in the late Georgian-Federal style by Michele Hayes Silver to notify Linda MacIlwaine at macilwaine@ only accommodate buses of 24 passengers builder Martin Thacker for David Hig- comcast.net. Properties may be visited in albemarle-charlottesville or smaller. Arrangements must be made ginbotham, a local merchant. Its 19th @vagardenweek.org any order, although Ben-Coolyn must be ac- ahead of time through Group Reservations. century ambience remains even after 20th cessed through East Belmont. 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Facilities: Portable restrooms are available elegant parterre garden rooms surrounding at each property. the home, featuring tulips, roses, peonies, $18 each. Box lunches prepared by flowering trees, water features and many Hot Cakes available by prepaid spots to pause and enjoy the views. Peter advance reservation at Grace Episcopal took the lead in designing the gardens, in- Church from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on cluding an arbor inspired by one he saw in Sunday, April 22, only. Checks for $18 per Nantucket. Ben-Coolyn is protected for fu- person payable to “Grace Episcopal ture generations with a conservation ease- Church,” Attn: HGW Luncheon, P. O. Box ment held by the Virginia Outdoor Foun- 63, Keswick, VA 22947. Pay by credit card dation. The Tree Stewards organization will online via PayPal. Go to www.grace be leading tree walks throughout the day. keswick.org and click on box for Historic Katie and Christopher Henry, owners. Garden Week. Payment must be received by Friday, April 13. Confirmations Castle Hill will not be mailed and luncheon reserva- tions are non-refundable. Grace Episcopal Accessible via shuttle from tour Church is located at 5607 Gordonsville headquarters only Road/VA-231, Keswick, VA 22947. Through an arched folly flanked by an an- cient boxwood hedge, visitors get a first Complimentary and served throughout long view of this grand, two-part historic the day beside the pool at East Belmont. home dating back to 1764. The original clapboard Georgian dwelling was built by This tour is not handicapped accessible. Dr. , a colonial leader and Cell phone and GPS service may be un- explorer of the west. The stately Federal reliable at certain locations on the tour. brick portion was erected in 1823 for Wil- liam Cabell Rives, minister to France, a U.S. senator and Confederate congressman. Ticket includes admission to Rives’ granddaughter, noted novelist and the following 5 properties: playwright Amelie Rives, and her husband, Castle Hill Russian painter Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy, made their home at Castle Hill in the ear- Ben-Coolyn Chopping Bottom Farm warker’s writing studio, a 9 ft. x 20 ft. high ly decades of the 20th century. In addition structure, sits on a knoll overlooking the to its storied history, the property is noted Chopping Bottom Farm, Garden Only Accessible through 175 property. House, grounds and the studio for its extensive gardens and landscaped East Belmont only Keswick will be open. Chopping Bottom is protected grounds. Stewart and Ray Humiston, the for future generations with a conservation Scottish for “breezy hill,” Ben-Coolyn is a previous owners of the 1,600 acre farm Designated Metropolitan Home’s “House easement held by the Virginia Outdoors gracious estate set on a rise with command- (what remained of Walker’s original 15,000 of the Year” in 2002 and inspired by Hugh Foundation. Annie and Tony Vanderwarker, ing mountain views across rolling, well-kept acre tract), placed the estate and 600 acres in Newell Jacobsen, a prominent owners. pastures. Large oaks surround the 1870s conservation easement through The Nature architect, the owners designed their house main house, built on the site of the original Conservancy. They donated an additional to reflect the Keswick architectural ver- late 18th century home of James Clark. 400 acres to The Nature Conservancy to nacular. It consists of multiple modules in East Belmont The 145-acre farm is part of what was create Walnut Mountain Preserve, and they a stylized farmhouse character that mimics 164 East Belmont Farm, Keswick originally known as Clark’s Tract, which sold the remaining 600 acres (also placed in farm outbuildings. Along with Charlottes- dates back to the 18,000 acre Meriwether conservation easement), which has since be- ville architect Jeff Dreyfus, they carried the Land Grant of 1730. There is a c. 1850 Enter through the stone columns of East come Castle Hill Cider. They spent a decade minimalist look inside with contemporary Belmont and you are welcomed with a chestnut log corn crib, which is one of restoring the home and grounds to its for- Italian and French furnishings and an all- the largest and best-built in the county. A stunning panorama of lush, rolling fields mer grandeur. The beautiful home, formal white décor that showcases their American and mountains in the distance. The main picturesque balloon-framed bank barn is gardens, historic dependencies, a 14-stall folk art and photography collection. From built on an older rock barn foundation. house rests on a knoll about a mile from horse barn, small cottages, guest cabin and the all glass front of the house, there is a the highway with views of the countryside Other dependencies include a guest cottage extensive fenced pastures are a testament to stunning view of a 70-foot lap pool with by the pool and a glass greenhouse. The in every direction. The main house, dating their efforts. Their commitment to historic the Southwest Mountains as a backdrop. back to the early 1800s, is surrounded by previous owners, Ann and Peter Taylor, preservation is one that the new owners are The house has surrounding gardens planted spent several decades restoring and devel- old Kentucky coffee trees and mature box- eager to continue. On the National Register with cutting flowers for Mrs. Vanderwark- wood. A gated formal garden and a color- oping the park-like grounds and gardens. of Historic Places and the Virginia Land- er’s flower arranging business, Fearless They created an arboretum in the old front ful cutting garden can be viewed from the marks Register. The Tree Stewards organi- Flowers, as well as a newly expanded shade new pool house and patio. An orchard of hayfield, with hundreds of high and low zation will be leading tree walks throughout garden down by the all-weather stream run- canopy trees, and planted many native trees, Chinese chestnut trees provides shade the day. Ann and Peter Taylor, owners. ning alongside the property that gives the for the riding ring during hot summer including 176 willow oaks along the drive- farm its name. The landscaping is minimal; ways, as well as a vast array of deciduous months. A 100-year-old dairy barn maples line the drive, Chinese elms brack- was moved in 2009 from the front of flowering magnolia cultivars and crosses. et the pool, and crabapples flank the house, Restorations included a nearly 100-year- the property to its current location with cedars transplanted from the property and converted into the family’s horse old boxwood hedge that lines one side of surrounding the courtyard. Mr. Vander- the main drive. Of particular note are the stable. What was once a stone apple For more information visit www.vagardenweek.org 20 Albemarle-Charlottesville Albemarle-Charlottesville 21 barn is now a guesthouse. Nearby, a former University of Virginia double-sided corn crib c. 1860 has a new Pavilion Homes and Serpentine Gardens lease on life as a charming hunt cabin. The North Forecourt of the Rotunda lakeside cottage was recently renovated and Monday, April 23, 2018 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. boasts incredible views of the lake and farm. No admission charge. Both are open for Historic Garden Week for WORLD CLASS RENOVATION & LANDSCAPE DESIGN ON 4 PRIVATE ACRES the first time. Eleven fenced paddocks house Founded by Thomas Jefferson and estab- the Wheeler’s horses and two Belgian mules lished in 1819, the University of Virginia is along with a Clydesdale named “Bud.” the only American university designated as a The petting zoo is home to three goats, two World Heritage site. Thomas Jefferson’s Ac- donkeys and a pig. Two hundred brood ademical Village, which is on the National cows graze across the 1,250-acre property. Register of Historic Places and the Virgin- Listed on the National Register of Historic ia Landmarks Register, is also designated a Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. National Historic Landmark. East Belmont is protected for future gener- ations with a conservation easement held Directions: There are multiple options for by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. The parking and transportation in and around Keswick Hunt Club will bring their hounds UVA’s Central Grounds. HGW visitors are for a demonstration and Plein Air painters encouraged to park and either walk to all will be in the gardens (schedule available at destinations or use the University Transit Tour Headquarters). Ceil and Kenny Wheeler, Service (UTS) Northline or Central Grounds owners. Shuttle free of charge. UTS routes run 685 Ivy Lane In FarmIngton • $2,995,000 frequently from all locations. Set on almost 4 magical acres carefully designed by Brooke Spencer, Master Gardener and professional landscape designer, Rabbit Run truly enchants. From the approach Grace Episcopal Church For those driving to the University of through brick entrance pillars set into magnolias & boxwood, to the open, yet intimate, Virginia, there are three parking floor plan by Madison Spencer, to vibrant interiors by Kim Cory, this home beguiles 5607 Gordonsville Road, options at UVA: paid parking (hourly park- Keswick at every turn. In addition to the luxurious, yet welcoming, 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home, ing rate applies): Central Grounds Parking there is a dramatic dining pavilion overlooking formal gardens and reflecting pool, a Garage: 400 Emmet St., underneath the 2-car garage, handsome garden sheds and chicken coop. Totally private! MLS# 566569 Originally known as the Middle or Belvoir UVA Bookstore; The Corner Parking Lot: Church, and later as Walker’s Church, this 1501 University Ave., enter off of University FOUR ACRES OF LAWNS & GARDENS IN THE CITY BY RACHEL LILLY 1745 church was a square framed, wooden Ave., between Finch Store and Littlejohn’s building that was plastered, white washed Deli; and 14th Street Parking Garage: 104 and ceiled inside under the rafters. Visible 14th St. NW, enter off of Wertland St. to the north side of the church are the old horse-mounting stones, which were used Bus Route Information: UTS (University well into the early 1900s for those who came Transit Service), www.virginia.edu/uts for to church on horseback. In 1845 the vestry bus routes and schedules; or CAT (Char- decided to build a new church. Stone was lottesville Area Transit), http://www.char- quarried from a nearby farm, Rougemont, lottesville.org for bus routes and schedules. but because of lack of funds, construction Two routes serve the University Grounds was not completed until 1855. In the late (Free Trolley and Rt. 7). 1880s, roughly 11 acres of land was ac- For full schedule of activities and points of quired through donations and purchases to interest as well as a map of Grounds, visit establish the cemetery at Grace Episcopal http://giving.virginia.edu/jgi/garden-week/. Church. In 1895 the church burned, leaving Four acres, at 1314 , c. 1910 only the bell tower and four walls standing. While the interior was completely destroyed, Pavilion Gardens Sited on the largest & most private parcel in the city and listed on the National and the 1,575-pound church bell survived and Virginia Historical Registers, Four Acres is one of a kind. This in-town oasis is enveloped still rings each Sunday. The current stone The Garden Club of Virginia in a park-like setting within easy walking distance of The University of Virginia. The award winning historically accurate renovation provides luxury amenities suited to today’s structure was rebuilt in 1896. The first restored the University’s Pavilion lifestyle. Designed by Rachel Lilly, the 4 season garden offers mountain views, arboretum Blessing of the Hounds service took place Gardens and their surrounding serpentine walls with proceeds from Historic Garden quality specimens, & an acre of woodlands. Horizon pool, 12 fireplaces, carriage house on Thanksgiving in 1929 and continues an- with art studio (potential apt). Nothing like it in the City of Charlottesville. MLS# 544554 nually to this day. Grace Episcopal Church Week, beginning with the West Pavilion gar- was the first church in the United States dens in 1947. The serpentine walls were to institute this religious tradition, which part of Jefferson’s Academical Village. The originated in France in the 8th century, by Garden Club of Virginia hired noted Colonial St. Hubert, patron saint of hunters. Listed Williamsburg landscape architects Alden on the National Register of Historic Places. Hopkins and Donald Parker to design the Colonial Revival gardens. The West Pavilion Docent-led tours of the church and grounds 401 Park Street 434.977.4005 Gardens were restored between 1947 and given throughout the day. Floral arrange- Charlottesville, VA 22902 [email protected] ments in the Sanctuary and Parish Hall, 1953 and the East Lawn between 1960 and inspired by the church’s stained glass win- 1965. Research on the history of the gardens is currently underway. Work in the gardens dows, created by the Keswick Garden Club. W W W . L O R I N G W O O D R I F F . C O M continues to be supported by the Garden 22 Albemarle-Charlottesville Albemarle-Charlottesville 23

Club of Virginia. Tours of the gardens, con- The Mary and David Harrison Insti- Morea Garden and Arboretum ducted at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., start at the tute for American History, Literature, steps of the Rotunda facing the Lawn. For and Culture and the Albert and Shirley Located on Sprigg Lane, off Emmet Street just information, http://giving.virginia.edu/jgi/ Small Special Collections Library. Open 10 north of Alumni Hall, the Morea Garden fea- garden-week/. a.m. to 5 p.m. No admission charge. Special tures a special selection of shrubs and trees presentation in the Auditorium at 2 p.m. surrounding a historic Federal period home. Pavilion Homes on the West Lawn, “Mapping-African-American History at UVA” The house is named after the mulberries culti- Student Room, and the Edgar will reveal new insights into the University’s vated for experiments with silkworms. Morea Allan Poe Room cultural landscape through the lens of the was built by John Patten Emmet, one of the African-American experience. Expanding first professors chosen by Mr. Jefferson for Pavilion III: Charlotte and Carl Zeithaml the University. There are large old trees and Pavilion V: Pat Lampkin and Wayne Cozart upon an existing walking tour of Afri- can-American sites in the Academical Vil- a landscaped botanical collection. Self-guided Pavilion VII: Colonnade Club tour is limited to the gardens. Pavilion IX: Dorrie and Barry Fontaine lage and recent cultural landscape and doc- umentary research projects, students, A student Lawn room will also be open Places of Interest: for viewing. working with Elgin Cleckley (B.S. Arch, 1993), Assistant Professor of Architecture Monticello, 931 Thomas Jefferson Floral arrangements in Pavilion III are cour- and Design Thinking, are curating a Parkway. Designed by and home to tesy of The Thomas Jefferson Garden Club, multi-faceted exhibit of sites marking the Thomas Jefferson, founder of UVA, author in Pavilion V are courtesy of the Albemar- achievements of the enslaved people at the of the Declaration of Independence, and le Garden Club, in VII are courtesy of the University. Professor Cleckley will give a third President of the United States. The Rivanna Garden Club and in Pavilion IX brief introduction on the use of physical winding walk flower border was restored by are courtesy of the Dogwood Garden Club. models and digital apps in the design of the the Garden Club of Virginia in 1939-41 and West Range Room 13, known as the Edgar exhibit and moderate a discussion with the Mulberry Row in 2015. For information on Allan Poe Room, will also be open. Edgar students about the exhibit and its content. A all of Monticello’s Historic Garden Week Allan Poe (1809-49) was a student for one selection of related-items from Special Col- programming, www.monticello.org/garden- year at the University, a year after it opened lections displayed 30 minutes before and week or (434) 984-9880. after the presentation. For information in 1825. The University’s Highland, 2050 James Monroe Pkwy. Home about the UVA Library, www.library.virgin- maintains Poe’s room on the West Range in of James Monroe, fifth President of the U.S, ia.edu/. recognition of his time here. who located his estate near Monticello at the urgency of his friend, Thomas Jefferson. (434) 293-8000 or www.highland.org.

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