Morven (Simeon, Virginia)

Not to be confused with Morven (Markham, Virginia) or Morven (Cartersville, Virginia).
Morven
Morven, June 2009
LocationWest of Simeon off VA 20, near Simeon, Virginia
Coordinates37°57′48″N 78°28′26″W / 37.96333°N 78.47389°W / 37.96333; -78.47389
Area640 acres (260 ha)
Built1821 (1821)
NRHP reference No.73001991[1]
VLR No.002-0054
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1973
Designated VLRFebruary 20, 1973[2]

Morven is a historic home and farm located near Simeon, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built about 1821, and consists of a two-story, five bay by two bay, brick main block with a two-story, three bay brick wing. The front facade features a one-bay porch with a pedimented gable roof and Tuscan order entablature, supported by four Tuscan columns. Also on the property are the contributing office and frame smokehouse.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

Today the house and farm are the site of the University of Virginia's Sustainability Lab,[4] after a gift to the University of Virginia by John Kluge.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morven" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources.
  4. ^ "History of Morven". Morven. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "John Kluge's Gift". Morven. Retrieved January 17, 2025.


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