NPS Form 1C-900 OMB No. 10024.0018 (Od.1940) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service ~-zl,s%-P-L!: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form 1~5& \pb.o;,f, J, 1477 d J This form 1s for use cn nominating or requesting determ~nationstor lndividud properties and districts. See instructlons In How to Complete the National Register ol Histonc Places Regtstration Form (Nationai Register Bulletin 16A). Complete eacn Item by marking "x" in the appropriate box Or by entering the information requested. If an Itern does not apply to the propeny being documented. enter "NIA" for "not applrcable." For funcllons. arcnltmural class~f~cation,materials, and areas of s~gnrficance,enter oniy catqorles and subcategories from the instructlons. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a).Use a typewriter, word processor. or computer. to complete all nerns. 1. Name of Property historicname ENNISCORTHY other namedsite number DHR File No - 02-28 2. Location street number Countp route 627, 1/2 mile south of junction 5 not for publication with county Roure 712. city or town Keen e B vicinity state Virginis code !!A county Albemarle code 0 0 3 zip code 119 4 6 3. StatelFederal Agency Certification As the des!gnared author~tyunder the Nationai Historic Preservation Act. as amended. I hereby cernfy that ;his nomination iI G resuest lor deterrn~nationof elig~bilitymeets the documentation standards for registering propertres in the Natronal Aeginer of ) Hlstoric Pl%es and meets the procedural and professronal requrements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the properry ; meets L! does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered srgnrficant / a nationally C statewide Q locally. (m See conbnuation sheet for additional comments.) I I+ A, 1'7?2 ate - f Ristoric Besourcet I State of Federal agency and bureau In my oplnlon. the Property a meets a does not meet the National Register crjtena. (C See cont~nuationsheet for additional , comments.) I i Signature of cenltying off?ciaatle Date / State or Federal agency and bureau - 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby cenlty that the propeny IS: Signature of the Keeper Oate of Act~on a entered in the Nationai Reg~ster. 0 See cononuatlon sheet. a determlned eligible lor the National Register 0 See cunllnuation sheet. determlned not eligible for the National Register. a removed from the Nat~ona) Register. 3 other. (explain:) Albenarle Countv. VA Coumy and State 5. Classification Ownership of ~ra& category of property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxm as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include prev~ouslylisted res~urcas~n the count.) Q private B building(s) Contributing Noncontributing public-local district 15 3 buildings a public-State site a public-Federal 17 structure 1 ( landsca~edpark) sites 0 object I structures objects 16 4 Total Name of related multlple property listing Number at contributing resources previously listed (Enter "NIA" if property is not part of a multiple propew listing.) In the National Reglster 6. Function or Use Hlstoric Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from ~nstructions) (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC: Single Dwelling DOMESTIC: Single Dwelling Architectural Classification Materials (Enter cacegorles from ~nstructions) (Enter categories from ~nstructms) ( ma in h 0 u S e ) Mid-19th Century: foundation 0 r i r k Greek Revival walls Brick roof Slnt~ other Narrative Description (Describe the histonc and current condition of the propew on one or more continuat~onsheets.) ENNISCORTHY Name ot Propeny Counry and State 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria -Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes br the criteria qualifying the propeny (Enter cafegories from fnstructions) for Natronal Reg~sterlislrng.) Architecture 'I3 A Property IS associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. El B Property is assooated with the llves of persons significant in our past. &I C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack Period of Significance individual distmction. 1808-1926 5 D Property has yielded, or IS likely to yield. information important In prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations 1 I , 11 Significant Oates (Mark "x" In all the boxes that apply) ca. 1808-period of earliest.farm Property IS: bulldlngs. 1850-construction of rnainhnlls~. A owned by a religious institution or used lor 1926-date prcperty passed out of religious purposes. Uoles' famlly ownership. Significant Person C B removed from its original Iocatlon (Comptele it Crrter~on8 is marked above) N/A ,TC a birthplace or grave. Cultural Affiliation li0 a cemetery. N/ A U E a reconstructed bullding, object, or structure. El F a commernorat~veproperty. C1; G less than 50 years of age or achieved slgnlflcance ArchitecUBuilder within the past 50 years. Unknown Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the srgntticance 01 the property on one or more contlnuat~onsheets.) 9. Malor Bibliographical References Blbilography (Cite the books. anicles. and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: 0 preliminary determination of individual listing (36 State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested Other State agency a previously listed in the National Register Ll Federal agency I7 previously determined eligible by the National 0 Local government Register University D designated a National Historic Landmark a Other [7 recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: # 0 recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # ENNTSCORTHY Alhamarlp cnlln*y, VA Name of Property County and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property 1 no UTM References (Place aaaitional UTM references on a cant~nuatconsheet.) I I ill 17i112 19171d (L, IIQIL~~~~IO/ 3 1117( (71 ?I?/ 11, In1 14 111914 14~7-1~/ Zone East~ng Northing Zone Easting Nonhing 2111 171 471971d 1- i 1717)12]8,3 ,Oj 14 ,I(9,4 (10 ,O I a See cont~nuatlonsheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justiffcation (Explarn why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title Calder Loth, Senior Architectural Historian organization Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources date March 1, 1992 street & number 221 Governor Street telephone (904) 786-3143 city or town Richmond state VA zlpcode 23219 Additional Documentation Subm~tthe fol!owing rrerns with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check w~ththe SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this Item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) name John W, Kluge, c/o Curry Roberts street & number Morven Farms. Rt. 6. Box 69 telephone (804) 293-3978 city or town Charlottesville state VA zipcode22902 Papetwork Reduetlon Act Statclmant: This information is being collected tor applicatiom to the National Register ot Historic Places to norninetu properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list pmperdw, and to ameM existrng lihngs. Rmseto this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National HlMc Praservation A& as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et w,). Estlmatad Burdm Statmmt Public reponing burden far this form is eetimated to everage 18.1 hourn per response including time for miswing instruaion8, galhering and maintaining date. and oomplesng and reviewing the fwm. olre~tcorn- regarding this burden e&We or any nepect of this form to the Chid. Admtnlgt* Servicee Di,Natlonal Park Service. P.O. B6x 37121. Washington. DC 2001571273 and the OfRce bl Management and Budget, PaPem* Reductions Projects (1024M)18), Washington, M: 20503. Unhed States Department at the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page I ENNISCORTHY, Albemarle County, Virginia SUMMARY DESCIUPTION Enniscorthy is an antebellum Piedmont Virginia plantation complex set within 100 acres of fields, woodlands, and park-like grounds in the scenic countryside of southern Albemarle County. The focal point of the property is an 1850 Greek Revival plantation house noted for its fine proportions and brickwork. Originally a two-story, L-shaped house, the dwelling was enlarged circa 1856 by the addition of three one-story wings. The interior preserves much original, though relatively plain, Greek Revival woodwork. The house replaces an earlier frame plantation dwelling begun in 1784 and burned in 1839. Three antebellum outbuildings and four farm buildings, probably built in association with the earlier dwelling, survive on the gmtmds- One of the farm buildings is an unusually well-preserved early nineteenth-century barn. Also on the grounds are several conrnbuting earIy twentieth-century farm buildings. Of particular interest are the bandsome grounds sumundmg the main dwelling, a fine example of a mid-nineteenth- century landscaped park with broad lawns and numerous very large trees, some apparently contemporary with the house or earlier. A total of fifteen contributing and three non-contnbutkg buildings and one non-contributing structure are located within the nominated area. The park is a contributing site. DETAILED DIESCmON Grounds and Setting The grounds surrounding the house form a significant example of an a romantically landscaped mid-nineteenth-century park with unusually large and handsome specimen trees of fnany varieties. Many of the trees are believed to date from the period of the house.