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Darby's Folly, Barracks Road (State Route 658), Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia
Summary
Significance: Darby's Folly is a vernacular story-and-a-half structure, side passage - double pile in plan. It is notable for its interior pine paneling and mouldings, finely carved mantels and massive brick end chimneys. Thought to be built around 1750-1760 for Adam Darby, it exhibits some early nineteenth century details as well as elements from the 1938 restoration by Stanhope Johnson, Architect.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-231
Survey number: HABS VA-981
Building/structure dates: after 1750 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1938 Subsequent Work
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Johnson, Stanhope
Darby, Adam
Lay, K. Edward, faculty sponsor
Location
Charlottesville (Va.), 38.02931, -78.47668
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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