E of Shipman on VA 626, Shipman, Virginia. County/parish: Nelson.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 30, 1980. NRIS 80004203.
4 contributing buildings.
Bon Aire is a historic home located near Shipman, Nelson County, Virginia. It is a Federal-style brick dwelling dramatically sited on a hill overlooking the James River. It was built about 1812 in a three-part scheme; with a two-story center section flanked by 1+1⁄2-story, two-bay wings. In plan and detail Bon Aire is linked to a number of tripartite houses, such as Point of Honor in nearby Lynchburg, built for a cousin of Bon Aire's builder, Dr. George Cabell.
Bon Aire was designed by Dr. George Cabell Jr's friend, Thomas Jefferson. This assumption is quite conceivable given the close association between Jefferson and the Cabell family. UVA's music department is housed in Old Cabell Hall.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682021