{"nrhp_refnum":"83003275","name":"Turner-LaRowe House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 University Court","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlottesville (Independent City)","county":"Charlottesville","state":"VA","lat":38.03796445900008,"lon":-78.49828678299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-08-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-storey brick Victorian house at #1 University Court (corner of 15th Street) in Charlottesville, Virginia, built in 1892 for Mary P. Turner.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the house as one of the first examples of late Victorian architecture in Charlottesville and one of the few Victorian houses in the city without extensive alteration. It is noted for its stained glass. It was also the home of Johnny LaRowe, a local billiard parlor owner and University of Virginia boxing coach. A reviewer's comments describe it as a local example of Queen Anne, Eastlake and Colonial Revival details.","narrative":"Built in 1892 for Mary P. Turner on land from her late husband's estate, this 2½-storey brick house sits at the corner of University Court and 15th Street in Charlottesville. It faces south toward the University of Virginia. The irregular plan has projecting bays, a high hip roof of standing-seam metal, pedimented dormers and gables, and two verandas, one with Eastlake posts and one with Tuscan columns. Leaded stained glass lights the main stair and several other windows, and every room has a fireplace with a Victorian mantel. From 1913 it was home to John S. LaRowe, a billiard parlor owner and the University's boxing coach, who trained national champions and Olympic contestants. It was later divided into apartments. The house was recognized as one of the city's earliest late Victorian buildings and one of the few that kept its original character without heavy alteration.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian (with Queen Anne, Eastlake and Colonial Revival details noted by the reviewer)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Survey records condition as fair in 1980. It was later divided into five apartments, and in one survey version was being rehabilitated as a sorority house.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.841735-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/69/6786/41678669/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/83003275.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003275/8363e1952f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003275/8363e1952f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turner-LaRowe_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turner-LaRowe_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84003523","name":"Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/rugby-road-university-corner-historic-district-84003523/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678669","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner%E2%80%93LaRowe_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16902125"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/charlottesville/turner-larowe-house-83003275/"}