{"nrhp_refnum":"82001799","name":"Barringer Mansion","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1404 Jefferson Park Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlottesville (Independent City)","county":"Charlottesville","state":"VA","lat":38.03182913200004,"lon":-78.50214108099993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Queen Anne style residence at 1404 Jefferson Park Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia, built in 1896 for Paul Barringer and later converted to apartments.","why_significant":"The survey describes it as one of the finest examples of the Queen Anne style in Charlottesville, with a picturesque roofline, octagonal tower and a molded brick Romanesque entrance. It is also tied to Dr. Paul Barringer, Chairman of the Faculty at the University of Virginia from 1896 to 1903, who hosted notable guests such as Theodore Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan.","narrative":"Built in 1896 at 1404 Jefferson Park Avenue in Charlottesville, this two-story residence is regarded as one of the city's finest Queen Anne style houses. Its picturesque roofline, octagonal tower, tall pointed gables and chimneys decorated with ribs and bands give it the heavy massing and casual formality typical of the style. The most impressive exterior feature is the entrance doorway, a molded brick Romanesque design with Corinthian pilasters. Although the interior has been divided into apartments, much original woodwork, glazed fireplace tiles and hardware survive. Paul Barringer bought the lot from the Dawson Improvement Company in 1895. As Chairman of the Faculty at the University of Virginia from 1896 to 1903, he led the school before Alderman's presidency and drove the creation of its hospital. He entertained many visitors at the house, including William Jennings Bryan in 1897 and Theodore Roosevelt in June 1903. The house is valued both for its architecture and for these associations.","period_of_significance":"1896","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne (listed as Victorian)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as apartments; condition listed as average. Interior altered for apartments, but much original woodwork, glazed fireplace tiles and hardware remain.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.652924-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/57/6786/41678657/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/82001799.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001799/95b8304d12-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001799/95b8304d12-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Alex Zorychta","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barringer_Mansion_(the_French_House).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Zorychta</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barringer_Mansion_(the_French_House).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678657","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barringer_Mansion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15196845"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/charlottesville/barringer-mansion-82001799/"}