Pantops Farm facts for kids
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Pantops Farm
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Southern side and front
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 Location in Virginia
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| Location | 400 Peter Jefferson Road, Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| Architect | Benjamin Charles Baker |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000483 |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 2014 |
Pantops Farm is a historic place located near Charlottesville, Virginia. It includes a main house, a guest house, and a building that looks like a silo. These buildings were designed to appear as if they were much older.
The main house is built in a style called "Colonial Revival." This means it looks like the grand homes from America's early history.
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Discovering Pantops Farm
The buildings at Pantops Farm were designed by Benjamin Charles Barker. They were built in 1937 for a man named James Cheek. His family became wealthy from selling Maxwell House coffee.
The guest house and the silo-like building were made to look old. They were designed to seem like they had been used for different purposes long ago. This gives them a unique and historic feel.
Thomas Jefferson's Connection
Pantops Farm is a small piece of a much larger property. This big estate once belonged to Thomas Jefferson. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Jefferson was also the third President of the United States.
He gave the property its special name: "Pantops." This name comes from two Greek words. "Pant-ops" means "all seeing." This name was chosen because the property offers wide, amazing views of the countryside around it.
What is Pantops Farm Used For Now?
Today, the University of Virginia owns Pantops Farm. The main house is now home to two important groups.
One is the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. This group works to protect people's right to speak freely. The other is the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. This collection features amazing art from Australia's Aboriginal people.
A National Historic Place
Pantops Farm is recognized as a very important historic site. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. This list includes places across the United States that are worth preserving.
