Mount Fair is a historic home and farm complex located in
Albemarle County, Virginia
Albemarle County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, which is an independent city and enclave entirely surrounded by the county. Albemarle County is part of the Char ...
. The main house was built about 1848, and is a -story, five-bay, frame building with
Greek Revival style details. It has a hipped roof with
widow's walk and a one-story, one-bay porch with a flat roof supported by
Doric order columns. Also on the property are a contributing detached kitchen, a greenhouse, and two contributing structures, an
icehouse
Icehouse or ice house may refer to:
* Ice house (building), a building where ice is stored
* Ice shanty, a shelter for ice fishing also known as an ''Icehouse''
* Ice skating rink, a facility for ice skating.
* Ice hockey arena, an area where ice ...
and a
spring house. The tract also has three contributing sites: the ruins of slave quarters, a slave
cemetery, and a family cemetery.
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Greek Revival houses in Virginia
Houses completed in 1848
Houses in Albemarle County, Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Albemarle County, Virginia
Slave cabins and quarters in the United States
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