Nimrod Bramham
Nimrod Bramham (1769 - 1845) was a Charlottesville merchant and politician in the mid-19th century. He hired James Dinsmore to design and build the Oak Lawn property south of West Main Street. Bramham died in 1847. [1] At his death, he left a personal estate worth $24,420 ($766,388.94 in 2019 dollars), including twenty shares in the Rivanna River Company (1810) and nineteen slaves.
Oak Lawn
Colonel Bramham lived outside of Charlottesville at Oak Lawn, which is now located within the city. This plantation was bounded by Fry's Spring on the west and Ridge Street on the east. Colonel Bramham had the home built in 1822. After his death in 1847, Bramham was buried in his family’s cemetery on the property. James Fife, for whom Fifeville is named, bought the property from the Bramham estate.[2] The Fife Family Cemetery is also located on the property.
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References
- ↑ Web. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form - Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District, Maral S. Kalbian, Architectural Historian; Margaret T. Peters, Historian, October 8, 2008, retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=30035