Rotunda, University of Virginia
Historic building at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (Independent City), Virginia. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Rotunda is a building located on The Lawn on the original grounds of the University of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson designed it to represent the "authority of nature and power of reason" and modeled it after the Pantheon in Rome. Construction began in 1822 and was completed shortly after Jefferson's death in 1826. The campus of the new university was unique in that its buildings surrounded a library rather than a church, as was common at other universities in the English-speaking world. To many, the Rotunda symbolizes Jefferson's belief in the separation of church and education, and represents his lifelong dedication to education and architecture. The Rotunda was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966, and is part of the University of Virginia Historic District, designated in 1971.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Independent City), VA |
| County | Charlottesville County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000937 |
| Type of place | building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | University of Virginia, Charlottesville (Independent City), VA |
| Coordinates | 38.03563, -78.50351 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Green Springs · 17 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Loft Mountain Campground 17 mi · Sherando Lake Group Camp 27 mi · Sherando Lake Group Picnic Shelter 27 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000937. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.