Bounded by Cherry Ave, to the S., the railway to the N., 4th St., SW to the E., and Spring St., to the W., Charlottesville, Virginia. County/parish: Charlottesville.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 18, 2009. NRIS 09000452.
264 contributing buildings. 3 contributing sites.
Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhood Historic District is a national historic district located at Charlottesville, Virginia. The district encompasses 264 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in a predominantly African-American residential section of the city of Charlottesville. It was developed between 1890 and the 1930s and includes examples of the Bungalow and Gothic Revival styles. The oldest is dated to 1822. Located in the district are the separately listed Oak Lawn, Benjamin Tonsler House, Delevan Baptist Church, and Gardner-Mays Cottage.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680097