Carter Gilmer House

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The original Carter-Gilmer House was constructed in 1820. After the Civil War it underwent extensive changes. The present structure is a good example of the Federal townhouse type. It retains much of the quality craftsmanship of the original structure.

The Carter-Gilmer House was built in 1820 by Dr. Charles Carter who had a brick office in the side yard. Five generations of the family have lived here, lineal descendants of Charles Carter and from Dr. George Gilmer of Williamsburg, a close friend of Thomas Jefferson. In 1955 the house passed out of the Gilmer family and was soon owned by Henderson Heyward, an architect, who converted it to apartments. Since 2016, the building has been occupied by Tech Dynamism, LLC.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Significance

The Carter-Gilmer House is three story, three bay, brick Federal type townhouse. It was built in 1820 as a two story gabled house by Dr. Charles Carter. Dr. Carter had his medical office in a small building in the yard. He was a member of the House of Delegates. The main structure has since received several additions. Five generations of maternal lineal descendants of Charles Carter lived in the house until 1955 when this chain was broken. [1] Shortly after it was acquired by architect Henderson Heyward, whose firm converted the building into apartments.[2]

Location

The Carter-Gilmer House is located at 800 East Jefferson Street; at the corner of East Jefferson Street at North Eighth Street in the Downtown area of Charlottesville, Virginia.

Coordinates:Erioll world.svg.png 38°01′51″N 78°28′32″W / 38.030819°N 78.475453°W / 38.030819; -78.475453

  1. ://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.va0426.sheet/?sp=1
  2. Web. Landmark Survey, Historic Landmarks Commission - Commission of Community Development, City of Charlottesville, October 20, 1981, retrieved July 24, 2012.