Castle Hill (Virginia)

Castle Hill
Castle Hill mansion and grounds
Castle Hill (Virginia) is located in Virginia
Castle Hill (Virginia)
LocationNortheast of Cismont near the junction of VA 231 and VA 640, near Charlottesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°5′22″N 78°18′13″W / 38.08944°N 78.30361°W / 38.08944; -78.30361
Built1764/1824
ArchitectThomas Walker & Captain John Perry
Architectural styleColonial and Federal
NRHP reference No.72001379[1]
VLR No.002-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1972
Designated VLRNovember 16, 1971[2]

Castle Hill (Virginia) is an historic, privately owned, 600-acre (243 ha) plantation located at the foot of the Southwest Mountains in Albemarle County, Virginia, near Monticello and the city of Charlottesville, and is recognized by the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. Castle Hill was the home of Dr. Thomas Walker (1715–1794) and his wife, Mildred Thornton Meriwether (widow of Nicholas Meriwether III). Walker was a close friend and the physician of Peter Jefferson, and later the guardian of young Thomas Jefferson after his father's death.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.