Montebello is a historic home located at

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. The central section was built in 1819–1820, and consists of three-part facade, with a three bay, two-story central block with single-story flanking wings. The original section has a single pile, brick

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plan with a central hall flanked by a room on each side. Also on the property is a contributing -story, brick, two-car garage (c. 1920). The house was built by John M. Perry, one of the workmen who worked with

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and on his many building projects at the

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. The University of Virginia purchased the house and property in 1963 an
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in 2003.

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