December 16

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Events

• 1937 – After repair and re-installation, the "Great Clock", termed “a masterpiece of backwoods ingenuity,” designed by Thomas Jefferson and built by Philadelphia clockmaker Peter Spruck in 1792, once again beat out the hours on the big bell in the dome at Monticello.
• 1975 – Blenheim, a 19th century structure in Albemarle County, is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register.
• 2004 – The historic Paramount Theater reopens after a $14 million restoration.
• 2008 – Albemarle County Board of Supervisors hold a retreat at which they get a lesson on the development of the county's Comprehensive Plan. David Benish, the County’s Chief Planner at the time, traced the evolution of the Comprehensive Plan. Benish said the County’s growth management policy stems from the adoption of the first plan in 1971.