Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District

Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhood Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Location	Bounded by Cherry Ave, to the S., the railway to the N., 4th St., SW to the E., and Spring St., to the W., Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates	38°1′46″N 78°29′35″W / 38.02944°N 78.49306°WCoordinates: 38°1′46″N 78°29′35″W / 38.02944°N 78.49306°W
Area	56 acres (23 ha)
Built	1822
Built by	Hawkins, Coles,Shelton, Watson, Updike; Nalls,J.; Dinsmore, James
Architectural style	Early Republic, Gothic Revival, Bungalow Craftsman
NRHP Reference #	09000452[1]
VLR #	104-0213
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 18, 2009
Designated VLR	March 20, 2008[2]

Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhood Historic District is a national historic district located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The district encompasses 264 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in a predominantly African-American residential section of the city of Charlottesville. It was developed between 1890 and the 1930s and includes examples of the Bungalow and Gothic Revival styles. The oldest is dated to 1822. Located in the district are the separately listed Oak Lawn, Benjamin Tonsler House, Delevan Baptist Church, and Gardner-Mays Cottage.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Maral S. Kalbian and Margaret T. Peters (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhood Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived August 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.