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Johnson, Craven & Gibson has a long history with Charlottesville, with projects that include many buildings at the University of Virginia, the Charlottesville City Courthouse, shops and apartments on the Downtown Mall (such as Timberlake’s and what is now Java Java) and the Boar’s Head Inn (far left), for which the firm has handled design since it was built in 1963. Additionally, JCG counts many residential projects among its work, including an Albemarle estate, a Charlottesville renovation and a conservatory in the county.
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hen you’re young, one of the hardest —and most important—decisions you face is what to pursue as your life’s work. For Anne Gibson Mark, that choice didn’t come easy. She had always been interested in architecture—her father was a founding principal of local firm Johnson, Craven & Gibson, so she’d grown up with an appreciation for the craft her whole life—but two years into architecture school at UVA, she decided to take a year off and pursue another love: tennis. “[At UVA], I was simultaneously playing on the tennis team under Lindsay Burns and Mary Hotchkiss and earned the MVP award in 1976,” she says. “I taught at a tennis camp with [tennis pro] Ian Crookenden and helped [tennis coach] Mike Dolan with clinics. I was ranked second in the mid-Atlantic.” But ultimately, after a year as a tennis pro, she went back to architecture. “I missed the thoughtful challenges of the field,” she says. In 1985, she returned to Charlottesville to take over JCG when the firm’s partners retired. She’s been there ever since. “The mountains, the seasons and the remaining small town feel have shaped my personality 12 ABODE
and my sensibilities,” she says. Seems like some things just come easy.—Caite White
Why architecture?
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From an outsider’s point of view, I took a straightline path to the practice of architecture, whereas the route was challenging and circuitous in reality. My primary interests throughout school were math, art and tennis. I had an early exposure to architecture as my father was one of the founding principals in the firm of Johnson, Craven & Gibson in 1947. Early in life, I had to learn to spell “architecture” as they used to ask you on forms what your father’s work was. He had a parallel edge and drafting tools at our house so I was allowed to play with triangles, scales and compasses. I also loved to paint watercolors with him on the weekends. He also often took us to his job sites. I remember visiting the site of the Boar’s Head Inn and watching the timber frame of the old mill after it had been carefully numbered and dismantled being reassembled at its new location. I remember taking the trip down to Peaks of Otter Lodge as it was being built and after its completion. I watched the City Courthouse be built and heard about the riots at UVA when
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Wilson Hall was added to the Lawn. However, I did not grow up thinking I would be an architect. I spent a great deal of my time playing and teaching tennis well into my 20s. However, I realized by the time that I was applying to colleges that I wanted a “real” career, and due to my mother’s own regret for not having a career, she encouraged me to think of one that I could do. Since math and art were the subjects that I enjoyed the most, I decided architecture would be a good fit for me. When I started to apply to colleges, my father’s firm was working hard on the Virginia Psychiatric Institute. His passion for the project was evident as he discussed the early programming of the project and how exciting it was that they were going to create living pods where patients could come for varying lengths of time. It was considered a great innovation in that it was not a place to live forever, but basically thought of as an outpatient service. I became fascinated with the idea that buildings were responding to the specific needs of a lifestyle or medical condition. It was at that point that I decided I wanted to become an architect. I went directly into architecture school from high school, but after two years I took a year off to rethink my decision.
Why did you choose to practice in Virginia? I am a native of Charlottesville which again would make it seem like an obvious pathway to practicing here. However, I never thought that Charlottesville would be where I ended up! After attending the architecture school at UVA, I worked in Richmond for Glave, Newman and Anderson. After a year, I went on to graduate school at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Upon graduation I set out to discover my own path and accepted a position in Baltimore at Cochran, Stephenson & Donkervoet. My father’s firm asked me to return to Charlottesville in 1985 as he and his partners were hoping to retire at some point and wanted the firm to continue. I have remained here since. The local environment has at this point become an integral part of who I am. As a native of Charlottesville and the daughter of a Charlottesville architect I have been presented with a unique opportunity to practice here. I have come to truly understand and value the importance of the architectural vernacular and what makes Charlottesville so special.
What was your childhood like, and how did it lead you to design? I grew up in an old farmhouse that was recently
torn down to make the new lower school at St. Anne’s-Belfield. Our property was surrounded by woods and fields. There were old farm buildings and our house itself was old and had been added on to several times. We usually spent our weekends doing some household fixes or playing outside. I was always fascinated by the plan of our house and the interaction of the house with the natural environment. However, if I reflect on what was most influential in my love and understanding of architecture, I would say that it was travel. When I travelled in the mid-Atlantic for tennis tournaments, I was always intrigued with the other towns and cities and how people lived. At that time, you were typically “housed” by someone who lived locally. You could see such a difference between the small towns and the large cities. Throughout my childhood, I visited a friend whose family had a home on the coast of Maine. Again, the landscape of the rocky coastline and the water surrounded by mountains introduced me to another style of architecture. When I was in high school, I spent a summer studying with a group called Corolla in England run by the Blue Ridge School in Dyke. I spent the summer in Reading, England, and one of my courses was on the history of British architecture. We took lots of local trips as well as spending three days in Paris. I was so amazed by the age of the cathedrals and even some of the homes and shops. It was fascinating to see how the architecture reflected the lifestyle. Upon returning home, the contrast made me aware of how much the landscape or natural environment had influenced the architecture.
Tell us about your college experience. Was there a stand-out teacher who had a lasting impact on you? I went to the University of Virginia architecture school right out of high school. It was a big surprise to me to be in an academic arena where the student presented his or her work and was publically criticized in front of a jury as part of the education process. It was also a surprise to me that I was one of 10 women in a class of a hundred! There were no longer absolutes of right and wrong, but what felt like very subjective determinations of what was good or bad. Perhaps Mario Valmarana had the most influence on me as I took some independent studies with him and then spent a summer in Vicenza studying Paladian architecture. I think the impact of the history and rules of design that became so apparent have had a lasting impact on me. Since then, I have had the opportunity to travel with my husband, Earl Mark, a professor at the UVA CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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School of Architecture. We have travelled to Canada, Scotland, England, Germany, France and Austria. We lived in Cambridge, England, at Downing College while he was on a sabbatical there. Living there for so long allowed us to explore much of the English countryside as well as Scotland and France. In 2001, we travelled to Russia and adopted our two daughters. Once again, it was an inspiring and educational experience.
On process: How does it begin? I approach the design process in a theoretical way. To me it is not a magical inspiration but a series of problems and opportunities to be analyzed and creatively synthesized with vision and purpose. The client’s desires, site and context all have to be examined and then integrated. It is a methodical process and definitely one that evolves into a solution or piece of architecture. It is also a fun process of discovery and possibilities. I like to approach a design solution from as many different perspectives as possible and try to always make it a team approach. Over the years, JCG has assembled a large group of consulting experts whose opinions we value and trust.
What inspires you? Living in Charlottesville, we are surrounded by inspiration. The natural beauty of the area combined with the incredibly rich history all provides constant inspiration. Understanding and studying our predecessors and how and where they built, their successes and failures all fuel our vision. JCG is a firm that has a long history in Charlottesville. I have been fortunate to have worked with my father, David Gibson, Floyd Johnson and Tommy Craven at UVA, Monticello and many of the beautiful private residences in the area. I’ve also had the opportunity to continue their stewardship of the Boar’s Head Inn and many of their other projects as needs arise today. It provides us with a sense of continuity, an appreciation for detail and a realization of the power of architecture to positively change one’s life. Certainly having a great site is very inspirational. Being able to use materials aptly and creating spaces that are enjoyable provided an enduring sense of satisfaction. The greatest accomplishment is when you can satisfy both your client and your own senses.
What are you working on now? We have just finished a renovation of a 1920s catalog house in the city and we’re currently finishing a new residence in the county. Our next undertaking is the restoration of an early 19th century property that is listed on the National Register. 14 ABODE
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Downtown’s movie sequel A new cinema on the Mall mixes influences
She also worked to modify the bright purple color that’s part of the Violet Crown branding. In wall and detail paint, “I muddied it down,” she says, and she paired it with neutral wood tones, like the whitewashed oak flooring on the ground level. With various types of metal incorporated into the palette, along with utilitarian and classic lighting, the design sets a quiet tone. And then it starts to shout (or, at least, whistle). “You’re going to get hit when you come in,” Koltuniak jokes. “It’s like, ‘It’s on.’” Pattern’s on, that is: vertical subway tile, M.C. Escher-like boxes on carpet and bartop, and patterned fabric on the banquettes. “Layered design is what I try for,” says Koltuniak. “There’s a lot of detail, and it takes a couple of visits” to notice it all. It includes the arcane (photos of 1920s and ’30s actresses who happen to be named Violet) and the nostalgic (vintage movie cameras that will sit on high shelves behind the bar). A wallpaper pattern at the restroom entrances reminds Koltuniak both of a beam of light shooting from a movie projector, and, more simply, of the letter V—for Violet. You’ll just have to see it for yourself. And luckily, at $9-13 per ticket, the view won’t set you back too much.—Erika Howsare
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y the time you read this, downtown Charlottesville should have its movie theater back. But it’s not just a matter of reopening the old Regal theater. The new Violet Crown Cinema, which now stands in its place, will be an entirely different animal. “I always think of these places as boutique cinemas: very bespoke, very curated,” said Veronica Koltuniak, Violet Crown’s interior designer. She hails from Austin, Texas, where the mini-chain of theaters is based (Charlottesville’s will be the third, after Austin and Santa Fe, New Mexico). The idea is to see a movie of which a cinephile would approve, nosh on gourmet food and drink and sit in super-plush stadium seats. Naturally, such an experience must occur in a building of top-notch design. When Koltuniak first came to Charlottesville two years ago, she wasted no time seeking lofty inspiration. “The first thing I did was go to Monticello,” she says. “We want these theaters to be about the region they’re settled in.” She soaked up a number of local influences, from Jefferson’s ideas about understated staircases, to the white marble that she spotted in busts and porch columns around Charlottesville. “I love that men wear bow ties in this town,” she says. “There’s an eccentric properness.” From this mixed hopper emerged her complex design, which she says melds the minimalism of the theater’s midcentury-modern façade with the Southern elegance—the “dandyism”—of those bow ties. Essentially, the building is arranged with a restaurant and bar on the ground floor, then the concession stand (and seven of the 10 cinemas) accessed from a mezzanine above. A large staircase connects the two, but—true to Jefferson’s principle—Koltuniak tried to downplay it. “I created these screens,” she says, pointing out two towering metal constructions, composed of a bricklike pattern, which use Plexiglass panels to partially hide the staircase.
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abinets are really just boxes on the wall you put your stuff in, says Dave Connolly of Heartwood Design. But that doesn’t keep some of his clients from spending time and money making sure they look—and function—just right. Connolly, a project manager based in Afton, says his customers are looking for cabinets that look like they were made specifically for their kitchens. Beyond the obvious, like custom layouts and purpose-built functionality, that means two things. First, inset cabinets that close within their framework. And second, cabinets finished on-site. “Inset cabinetry is the most exacting to build—making sure the doors and slides fit perfectly,” Connolly says. “Our clients also prefer that all their cabinets and the trim in the room are painted at the same time.” Calling that a “trend” is a reach, Connolly says. It’s actually the way it’s been done for hundreds of years. Only recently did production builders start requesting cabinets prefinished off-site. The way consumers prefer to finish those cabinets is likewise stuck in a bit of a rut—white or an off-white variation has been the most common choice for cabinets for nearly 20 years, Connolly says. And although not everyone would agree white has been the new black for two decades, Heartwood isn’t the only design firm whose clients prefer the pure tone these days. “Everybody is doing white cabinets,” says Ausra Sargunaite, office and showroom manager for Albemarle Countertop Company. “But Charlottesville is so traditional...I could see people getting away from white and going back to natural wood tones, which is what everyone is escaping from right now. They are painting their wood cabinets white.” Lori Randle of Belmont-based Cabinet Solutions agrees most Charlottesville residents are tied to the past. She’s not seeing any locals going toward the color blocking trend—contrasting bold colors for big pops—that’s popular in bigger metro areas and in Europe. But that doesn’t mean some folks aren’t looking to move forward. “I think people are definitely going with less formal finishes with raised panel cabinetry and
The homeowners this Rugby neighborhood home found room for a U of cabinetry around the center island, which the homeowners painted a dark gray. Around the room, white cabinetry lines the walls and adds to a neutral color palette.
more transitional cabinetry, simplifying the lines and the contrasts,” she says. Connolly says he’s seeing a lot of forward thinking when it comes to the functionality of high-end cabinets. Quiet-close doors are a given, he says, and more and more people are opting for drawer storage over shelving. Built-in organizers are making drawers more practical than ever, and the convenience of pulling one handle to reveal all your stored items is a big draw. Pullout drawer-shelf hybrids are also on the rise, and servo drives that automatically open and close drawers are showing up, as well. Interior cabinet lighting is also shining these days, according to Connolly. Where it was once the strict provenance of display shelving, it’s now being used in drawers and storage shelving to help illuminate contents. It’s all part of the larger move toward universal design, Connolly says, as homeowners look to make spaces more accessible and maximize points of first use. “The
things you use most go between the knees and eyes,” he says. Connolly notes corner storage is a perennial challenge, and while lazy Susans and swing-out solutions are still an option, some customers are choosing to simply “void out” their corner cabinet space. “I have one kitchen going in with no wall cabinets, no shelves even,” he says. “Another client wanted no fridge. Everyone is so unique.” With all these innovations, why are homeowners so reluctant to leave plain old white cabinets behind? Why did Benjamin Moore recently announce its color of the year was “an innocuous white,” as Connolly put it? “Interior designers like white because they can bring those pops of color in in so many other ways,” he says. “That being said, there has been a slight trend towards grays—whitewashed or gray cabinets that let the grain show through.” Gray, huh? It’s a start.—Shea Gibbs
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hen Katherine Donovan returned home to Charleston, South Carolina, in her early 20s after a stint living on a ranch in Wyoming, she was searching for her next move. A friend suggested she contact Charleston-based designer Amelia Handegan to see about an assistant position, which led to working on the original River Course Clubhouse at Kiawah and the renovation of the Vanderhorst Plantation House.
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“I remember as a teen riding bikes with friends who lived on the island to see the old dilapidated house,” she says. “It was certainly full circle to have childhood memories playing around a falling-over old plantation home...then getting an opportunity to work alongside a professional restoring it back to the period-updated design it is today.” It was Handegan who told Donovan to go to design school if she wanted to get ahead in the industry. So Donovan attended VCU, then got a job at Charlottesville-based Stedman House. In 2003, she started her own small design studio and has since worked on projects for clients in Charlottesville, Richmond, Charlotte, Baltimore and Atlanta (to name a few). We asked her to tell us what she’s been into lately.—Caite White Katherine says her favorite room in her house is the dining room. “It looks right out over the brick [Court Square], and the courthouse. I have placed two white muslin slipcovered wing chairs in front of the double window in this room, for taking in the views, and watching the square change throughout the day— there is always something to see in the courthouse courtyard. We love this room with that view!”
What are you currently reading? A gift from a very good friend for my birthday, Mark Bittman’s cookbook, How to Cook Everything Fast—all 1,056 pages of it! I am always searching for that delicious new recipe.
What are you listening to? “Jazz Manouche with Stéphane Grappelli.” It puts me in the best mood. I learned about it from my neighborhood grocer at Main Street Market, who plays it in the store on Friday afternoons. One afternoon, I finally asked him what was this music, he told me and I have loved it ever since. I’ve been learning more about the jazz manouche period in Paris. (I had only known about Stéphane Grappelli playing with David Grisman, but this pre-dates that and gives me more insight to the start of Grappelli’s career in Paris.)
What are you watching on TV? TV...who has time for it? College football is what we watch on the weekends with good snacks and our kids! Go Hoos and go Gamecocks!
rots, squash, parsnips or ginger...yummy! Drinking: Homemade chai lattes with soy milk. My husband gave me a pound of the Rock Creek Red Chai Tea from Capital Teas—all the spices and taste of a good quality chai tea without any sugar content. It is delicious! I make one every morning.
What are you working on? Right now, I have a new client who has just moved into a small, thoughtfully renovated 1920s bungalow in downtown Charlottesville. She has asked me to help her to make it her own, using many of the existing finishes that were chosen by the previous owner, who also renovated the house. It is an amazing small space overall, that lives like a much larger space—coffered ceilings, custom paint colors, galley kitchen with original farm sink, butler’s pantry, orginal windows, shady front porch, two small baths with ball and claw foot tubs, the list goes on... I am excited to work on this project. There is a budget (reality!) but the bones are good to start with, and we both love what the previous owner did to renovate the space.
What are you eating/drinking lately? Eating: Getting ready to make lots of soups this winter season. My favorite is anything with car-
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t was a kind of magic trick. An old house in Fifeville, sandwiched closely between its neighbors, was demolished to make way for a new, modern dwelling—and presto change-o, the new house reuses and features many of the materials from the old. It’s as though existing DNA was scrambled to create a novel animal. “You might as well use the stuff,” says Joey Conover. Latitude 38, the designbuild company she owns with her husband, Jeff Erkelens, is known for inserting modern houses into dense Charlottesville neighborhoods, but this particular lot was tight even by Latitude’s standards. “We couldn’t just come in and demolish the house with equipment,” Conover explains. “Jeff decided to take it down by hand.” That slower, gentler approach made it possible to save lots of materials: studs, siding, mantelpieces and—most significantly—lath boards from behind the old plaster walls. The Latitude crew carefully removed nails and planed wood so that the salvaged stuff could take a starring design role in the new house.
Honoring the neighborhood Naturally, though, the design process began much closer to the source: a sloping lot, near Conover and Erkelens’ own home, which they envisioned supporting a young family like their own—a place where dedicated urban dwellers could raise children. Along came Philip and Lisa L., who’d already lived in the neighborhood for seven years and owned a 1920s-era house on a nearby street. With two young children and a third on the way, they were feeling the limits of their home, but couldn’t find anything more spacious. “If we moved outside the neighborhood, it would affect friendships we’ve spent a lot of time establishing,” says Philip. The couple appreciates the area’s proximity to Downtown and its communal, front-porch culture. They were familiar with Latitude’s work and thought of it as both innovative and functional. “The idea of living in
a new home designed with folks like us in mind was attractive,” says Philip. This lot was particularly well suited to their needs, because its slope offered the chance to build a fully finished basement with plenty of natural light—so that, in another decade or so, their teenagers will have a space to escape to. Three levels tall, the house cuts a slender Scandinavian profile, clearly a brand-new home, yet one that extends a design hand to its neighbors. Though Latitude has often built houses with modern shed roofs, “We decided to do a gabled roof on this house to fit in more with the neighborhood,” says Conover. “It didn’t need to scream, ‘Look at us,’” says Lisa. The house’s concrete exterior harkens to the old-fashioned stucco that’s common around town, and its placement on the lot gives it a measure of modesty. “It’s a fairly large home, but if you’re coming down the street, you can’t see this house,” says Conover. “It catches people off guard.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 31
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The new layout is similar to the original home’s. The stairs are on the north side of the house, and dining, kitchen and living rooms remain in fairly open fashion. The entry is separated from the dining room by a “wall” of salvaged posts around old fireplace surrounds.
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Downstairs, a small nook provides space for a desk. Private spaces locate above and below the main floor. “What Latitude does best is family homes for people who want to have comfortable space but self-imposed limits,” says Philip. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 27
Ultimately, says Conover, Fifeville is not an area of architectural uniformity. “I understand that people have really strong feelings about historical neighborhoods,” she says. “But this neighborhood’s not that consistent.” She and Erkelens strived to connect this home to its surroundings even as it clearly stands apart.
Repurposing with vision Built with precast concrete walls, the new home is EarthCraft certified and solidly energy-efficient. Latitude took inspiration from the demolished house in designing its layout: As they’d always been, the stairs are on the north side of the house. Dining, kitchen and living rooms line up in fairly open fashion. It’s in the detailing that this home shines. From one’s first steps inside the front door, imaginatively repurposed materials are everywhere. The entry is separated from the dining room by a “wall” of salvaged posts built around the old fireplace surrounds, their mantels forming a handy shelf. (The couple reports that their kids love to slip through the open spaces between posts.)
In every room, at least one wall is surfaced with repurposed lath boards, their varying color and texture offset by the crisp white of the remaining walls. Exposed ceiling joists are painted white, while floors are made of ash mixed with wood from a Kentucky coffee tree taken down on a different Fifeville street. The kitchen runs along the house’s front-torear axis. This means that traffic can easily flow, both through the kitchen’s primary, galley-style workspace and a second avenue flanked by barstools and a built-in nook for bill-paying and homework. White quartz countertops and brass cabinet knobs lend subtle style. The family loves their screened porch, which opens off the living room and, owing to the slope of the lot, sits a story above the ground for a lofty feel. Solid half-walls on the sides offer privacy, but screens welcome in the backyard view. Private spaces locate above and below this main floor. The homeowners are working to finish the basement with play areas (including a kids’ nook below the staircase) and spare bedrooms. “They were able to get the ceiling height so it doesn’t feel too basementy,” says Philip, “and to get a window into each room. Most of the day you get good sun.”
Upstairs, bedrooms are big enough but not enormous. “What Latitude does best is family homes for people who want to have comfortable space but self-imposed limits,” says Philip. Having settled into their new home in September, the family is relishing its convenience and style. “I’ve always lived in houses that are a hundred years old,” says Lisa. “New construction feels so cookie-cutter. This is different.”
THE BREAKDOWN Square feet: 1,802 finished and 901 partially complete basement
Structural system: Superior Walls Exterior material: Concrete painted with Sherwin Williams Loxon in “Cyberspace”
Interior finishes: Drywall; lath and studs from previous home on site; LG Viatera Cirrus countertop; miscellaneous lighting
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PAINSTAKING RENOVATION IN EARLYSVILLE
75 Mountain LaureL road $639,000 This equestrian property has a 4 bedroom, 3 bath home and a great room with cathedral ceiling. The 5 stall, rubber brick center aisle barn has a wash stall, tack room with washer/dryer and 1/2 bath. The property is comprised of 24+ acres, has 5 paddocks and several other outbuildings useful for storage of equipment as well as hay and shavings. The outdoor arena is large enough for multiple people to ride together and for a full course of jumps to be set up. New roof on house 2012! Bunny French (434) 996-1029. MLS# 538459
4180 EARLYSVILLE ROAD • $239,000 Comprehensively renovated cottage just completed with all finishes & systems of unsurpassed quality. The kitchen, open to the living room, with adjoining year-round sunroom, eating bar with beautiful granite top. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths on 1+ level acre, garage/storage with electric. Owner/Agent Debbie Keener (434) 962-7312. MLS# 538637
ON 1+ ACRE MINUTES TO DOWNTOWN
52 ACRES IN BEAUTIFUL EARLYSVILLE
COUNTRY HOME ON 10 ACRES
1731 OLD FORGE ROAD • $379,000 Offering over 2,500 finished sf plus an oversized storage room and 2-car garage. Many recent improvements including a beautifully renovated master suite with walk-in closet and large tiled shower, updated family room, new roof and skylights. Charming screened porch with wooded privacy. Lindsay Milby (434) 962-9148. MLS# 538615
1009 GLADTYLE LANE • $625,000 Unique property that offers a peaceful setting and is only minutes to Hollymead Town Center & NGIC. Large covered front porch, large living room and dining room for entertaining, good sized kitchen, and first floor master bedroom. Three bedrooms plus a bonus room (or 4th bedroom option) on the second floor. Angie Dotson (434) 981-6302. MLS# 538231
152 POORHOUSE LANE • $319,000 5 minutes to shopping at Zion Crossroads, Martha Jefferson and UVA Hospital satellite offices and restaurants. Total of 5 bedrooms, including separate studio apartment. All kitchen and laundry appliances included. 10 private acres with 1 acre of fenced yard and gardens. Elizabeth Feil Matthews, (434) 284-2105. MLS# 538432
CLOSE TO UVA MEDICAL CENTER
STEPS TO BURNLEY-MORAN ELEMENTARY
2 PRIVATE ACRES MINUTES TO DOWNTOWN
120 NORTH BAKER STREET • $239,000 Many recent improvements including new seamless gutters and downspouts, new fascia, new exterior drainage (buried), complete Basement Dewatering including Santa Fe Advance II Dehumidifier and below grade window well improvements by Weatherseal. Tommy Brannock (434) 981-1486. MLS# 538579
1210 MOWBRAY PLACE • $374,000 Wonderful near-Downtown location for this solid brick home with 2-car garage. 1st and 2nd floors were recently renovated including new Kitchen, and two new bathrooms. Walk-out Basement with Family Room & 2nd fireplace is comfortable & perfect play space or to watch sporting events. Tommy Brannock (434) 981-1486. MLS# 538565
515 LEGO DRIVE • $699,000 This open-concept, thoroughly updated home is a peaceful retreat just minutes from Historic Downtown. Luxurious master suite with spa-like bath, gorgeous renovated kitchen with Viking range, finished walk out terrace level with guest suite, fully fenced-in backyard. Hiking trails! Lindsay Milby (434) 962-9148. MLS# 538098
ARCHITECT-DESIGNED FARMHOUSE
1073 durrett ridge road $795,000
237 DOGWOOD WAY • $699,000 Modern interpretation of the traditional farmhouse with high ceilings & loads of windows making it open & airy while retaining a warm & livable vibe. 6800+ sf, amazing greatroom, 5 bedrooms, 5.5 baths. Three of the bedrooms open to a large family room. Outdoor shower & hot tub, plus full guest house. Erin Garcia (434) 981-7245. MLS# 538274
Stunning acreage, with lake and river frontage, plus a large brick home provide the potential to create a noteworthy country property. Much of the land is open meadow bordering the North Fork of the Rivanna. The well-built home features a GREAT floor plan with kitchen open to family room, 5 large bedrooms, hardwood floors, 3 fireplaces, 1st floor bedroom suite, pool and hot tub. So much potential! Dennis Woodriff (434) 531-0140. MLS# 538175
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