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'''Oak Lawn''' is a historic structure and property in Charlottesville's Fifeville neighborhood located at the southwest corner of 9th Street SW and Cherry Avenue. It was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. <ref name="nom">{{cite web|title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form - Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District|url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/104-0213_Fifeville_Tonsler_HD_2008_FINAL_nom.pdf|author=Maral S. Kalbian, Architectural Historian; Margaret T. Peters, Historian |work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=October 8, 2008|accessdate=December 9, 2018}}</ref>  
[[File:1940 - Aerial view of Fife Estate and Oak Lawn.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Aerial view of Fife Estate and Oak Lawn, ca. 1940]]
'''Oak Lawn''' (also called [[Oak Grove]]) is a historic structure and property in Charlottesville's Fifeville neighborhood located at the southwest corner of 9th Street SW and Cherry Avenue. It was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. <ref name="nom">{{cite web|title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form - Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District|url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/104-0213_Fifeville_Tonsler_HD_2008_FINAL_nom.pdf|author=Maral S. Kalbian, Architectural Historian; Margaret T. Peters, Historian |work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=October 8, 2008|accessdate=December 9, 2018}}</ref>
 
[[Oak Grove]] was built in [[1822]] for [[Nimrod Bramham]], a merchant who served in the House of Delegates. The design and construction is attributed to [[James Dinsmore]], a Scotch-Irish master carpenter brought to Charlottesville by [[Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson]] to assist with the building of [[Monticello]] and later the [[University of Virginia]]. After Bramham’s death in [[1847]], [[Oak Lawn]] was sold to [[James Fife]], an influential Baptist minister who in [[1823]] helped organize the Baptist General Convention. Born in Scotland, Fife served as Richmond’s city engineer before moving to Charlottesville. Oak Lawn remains the home of Fife’s descendants. <ref>https://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=30035</ref>


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Aerial view of Fife Estate and Oak Lawn, ca. 1940

Oak Lawn (also called Oak Grove) is a historic structure and property in Charlottesville's Fifeville neighborhood located at the southwest corner of 9th Street SW and Cherry Avenue. It was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

Oak Grove was built in 1822 for Nimrod Bramham, a merchant who served in the House of Delegates. The design and construction is attributed to James Dinsmore, a Scotch-Irish master carpenter brought to Charlottesville by Thomas Jefferson to assist with the building of Monticello and later the University of Virginia. After Bramham’s death in 1847, Oak Lawn was sold to James Fife, an influential Baptist minister who in 1823 helped organize the Baptist General Convention. Born in Scotland, Fife served as Richmond’s city engineer before moving to Charlottesville. Oak Lawn remains the home of Fife’s descendants. [2]


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History

The main building at Oak Lawn was constructed in 1822 for Nimrod Bramham, a Charlottesville merchant and member of the House of Delegates. The design and construction of the two-story brick house were the product of James Dinsmore. When Bramham died in 1847, the property passed into the Fife family. Much of the property was subdivided in 1888 in the "Fife's Lots" project and developed into the neighborhood of Fifeville. [1]

Oak Lawn is currently owned by former Charlottesville Mayor Nancy O'Brien. as of December 2018


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.
  2. https://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=30035