750 Hinton Avenue
 Hinton Avenue Methodist Church |
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750 Hinton Avenue
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| Location | Hinton Avenue | |
| Type | R-1S (low-density residential, small lot) | |
| Lot Size | 0.7580 | |
| Non-Residential | State Code: Exempt Religious | |
750 Hinton Avenue is the address of the Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church (also called the Hinton Avenue UMC). The first church building at this site was constructed in 1909, renovated in 1948 and again in 1958 to its present configuration. Originally part of the Belle Mont Estate property, the a 0.76-acre site is on the northwest corner of Hinton Avenue and Church Street - one block north of the Belmont Neighborhood commercial area. Contiguous to the Belmont Manson property at 759 Belmont Avenue, 750 Hinton Avenue is within the North Belmont Neighborhood Historic District boundaries.
Base information
Area
Approx. 0.76 acres
Legal description
City of Charlottesville, Lots 1-7 Bk 12 Belmont Subdivision
Zoned
R-1S (low-density residential, small lot)
Adjacent properties
- 759 Belmont Avenue, (the historic Belmont Mansion)
Ownership History
- Charles Bankhead (before 1820)
- John Winn (1820)
- Slaughter W. Fincklin (1847)
- Belmont Land Co. and Charlottesville Land Co.
Significance
The oldest church in the neighborhood, Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church occupies part of the once 539 acre farm Belle-Mont owned by John Winn until his death in 1837. The first church building at this site was constructed in 1909, then was renovated in 1948 and 1958 to its present configuration and appearance executed in the Gothic Revival style. Stylistic elements on the brick church include buttresses, large expanses of tracery windows, pointed arched openings, gable-roofed end parapet walls, and the arched loggia across the front of the church.[1]
Current usage
According to the Hinton Avenue United MC website, the property is currently being used by the church to: offer free clothes and fellowship through their "Clothes Closet", meals for the hungry in the "Family Kitchen", worship and learning opportunities on Sundays and during the week; the building is home to a satellite campus of The International School of Charlottesville, a French and Spanish language immersion preschool, Boy Scout Troop 37, and several AA, NA, and Al Anon chapters.[2]
Rachel's Haven project
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750 Hinton Avenue
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| Location | Hinton Avenue | |
| Use Type | Apartments (supportive housing, including 30% for people with developmental disabilities) | |
| Lot Size | 0.7580 | |
| Residential units | 15 units | |
| Architect | Andrew S. Thomas, Architect | |
| Owner | Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church | |
| Approval Process | Rezoning to NCC | |
| Approval Conditions | 4 units affordable at 80% AMI (indefinitely) | |
| Date Approved | 2019 | |
| Application # | ZM19-00001 | |
In early 2019, Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church submitted a rezoning petition for the Planning Commission's regular docket for Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The rezoning petition proposed a change in zoning from the existing R-1S (low-density residential, small lot) to NCC (Neighborhood Commercial Corridor Mixed Use) subject to proffered development conditions. The stated purpose of the rezoning was to allow construction of a multifamily building containing up to 15 units (for a total density of 19.7 DUA). Within the current R-1S zoning district, multifamily dwellings are not permitted. The application was deferred until the June 2019 Planning Commission meeting.[3]
Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval on June 11, 2019.[4][5] City Council approval passed the rezoning unanimously on its August 5, 2019 consent agenda.[6][7][8]
References
- ↑ http://www.historicmapworks.com/Buildings/index.php?state=VA&city=759%20Belmont%20Avenue&id=32684, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form North Belmont Neighborhood Historic District DHR#104-5082 VLR Listed: 12/14/2017 NRHP Listed: 5/31/2018, accessed 5/16/2019
- ↑ http://hintonavenueumc.org/ Hinton Avenue UMC website, accessdate=May 15, 2019.
- ↑ Web. Agenda for May 14, 2019 Charlottesville Planning Commission, City of Charlottesville, May 14, 2019., retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ↑ Web. Agenda for June 11, 2019 Charlottesville Planning Commission, City of Charlottesville, June 11, 2019., retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville Planning Commission meeting minutes, .pdf, City of Charlottesville, June 11, 2019.
- ↑ Web. Agenda for July 1, 2019 Charlottesville City Council, City of Charlottesville, July 1, 2019., retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ↑ Web. Agenda for August 5, 2019 Charlottesville City Council, City of Charlottesville, August 5, 2019., retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ↑ Web. City Council members move 750 Hinton Avenue rezoning to next consent agenda, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 2019-08-11, retrieved 2019-08-11.