The younger Randolphs came to prefer the cooler mountain air of Albemarle County, so they built a one-story, wood-frame structure on the property about 1799, but they preferred living at Monticello. Randolph Jr. acted as an overseer at Jefferson's plantation as well as ran this one, but also ran up[4] and inherited great debt.[5] The current two-story, brick main house dates from 1828, and was rebuilt in 1916, after a fire gutted the interior. Thomas Jefferson Randolph, one of Randolph Jr.'s sons who became Thomas Jefferson's favorite grandson and beneficiary of his papers as well as executor of his estate, acquired his debt-ridden father's estate (house, land and slaves) at an auction on January 2, 1826. About two years later, he hired William B. Phillips and Malcolm F. Crawford (local master mason and master carpenter, respectively) to build this house in the style of Monticello (which often can be viewed from it), the University of Virginia and other historic Charlottesville properties.[1]
Edge Hill School for Girlsedit
That original Edgehill structure remains on the property, having been rolled to the hilltop and used as a private academy run by Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph beginning in 1829 until about 1850 and as an academy for young ladies from 1867 until 1900, as well as used an office.[4]
The property passed out of the Randolph family in 1902, following the death of Carolina Ramsay Randolph. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
^. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
^Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1982). "002-0026 Edgehill and Accompanying Rhoto". Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources.
^ abcVirginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form and Accompanying photo: Edge Hill". Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources.
^Lester, Malcolm (February 2000). "Randolph, Thomas Mann (1768-1828), member of Congress and governor of Virginia". American National Biography. American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0300411. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
edge, hill, shadwell, virginia, other, virginia, houses, this, name, edge, hill, disambiguation, edge, hill, also, known, edgehill, edgehill, farm, historic, house, located, near, shadwell, albemarle, county, virginia, united, states, edge, hillu, national, re. For other Virginia houses of this name see Edge Hill disambiguation Edge Hill also known as Edgehill and Edgehill Farm is a historic house located near Shadwell in Albemarle County Virginia United States 3 Edge HillU S National Register of Historic PlacesVirginia Landmarks RegisterEntrance to the estateShow map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesLocationNorth of Shadwell on State Route 22 near Shadwell VirginiaCoordinates38 1 2 N 78 23 42 W 38 01722 N 78 39500 W 38 01722 78 39500Area96 acres 39 ha Builtc 1799 1828 1916Architectural styleGreek Revival FederalNRHP reference No 82004537 1 VLR No 002 0026Significant datesAdded to NRHPFebruary 10 1983Designated VLRJune 15 1982 2 Contents 1 Early history 2 Edge Hill School for Girls 3 Later years 4 References 5 External linksEarly history editWilliam Randolph of Tuckahoe acquired 2400 acres as a land grant from King George II in 1735 and it was inherited by his son Thomas Mann Randolph Sr of Tuckahoe In 1790 he gave it and his Varina plantation near Richmond to his son Thomas Mann Randolph Jr as a wedding gift when the younger Randolph marries Martha Jefferson daughter of Virginia governor and U S President Thomas Jefferson 4 The younger Randolphs came to prefer the cooler mountain air of Albemarle County so they built a one story wood frame structure on the property about 1799 but they preferred living at Monticello Randolph Jr acted as an overseer at Jefferson s plantation as well as ran this one but also ran up 4 and inherited great debt 5 The current two story brick main house dates from 1828 and was rebuilt in 1916 after a fire gutted the interior Thomas Jefferson Randolph one of Randolph Jr s sons who became Thomas Jefferson s favorite grandson and beneficiary of his papers as well as executor of his estate acquired his debt ridden father s estate house land and slaves at an auction on January 2 1826 About two years later he hired William B Phillips and Malcolm F Crawford local master mason and master carpenter respectively to build this house in the style of Monticello which often can be viewed from it the University of Virginia and other historic Charlottesville properties 1 Edge Hill School for Girls editThat original Edgehill structure remains on the property having been rolled to the hilltop and used as a private academy run by Jane Hollins Nicholas Randolph beginning in 1829 until about 1850 and as an academy for young ladies from 1867 until 1900 as well as used an office 4 See also Sarah N Randolph EducatorLater years editThe property passed out of the Randolph family in 1902 following the death of Carolina Ramsay Randolph It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 1 References edit a b c National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Virginia Landmarks Register Virginia Department of Historic Resources Archived from the original on 2013 09 21 Retrieved 2013 05 12 Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff June 1982 002 0026 Edgehill and Accompanying Rhoto Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Historic Resources a b c Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff June 1982 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form and Accompanying photo Edge Hill Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Historic Resources Lester Malcolm February 2000 Randolph Thomas Mann 1768 1828 member of Congress and governor of Virginia American National Biography American National Biography Online Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 anb 9780198606697 article 0300411 Retrieved 2021 05 08 External links editJourney through Hallowed Ground Edgehill This article about a property in Albemarle County Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a building or structure in Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edge Hill Shadwell Virginia amp oldid 1156132174, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
