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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1745/00/00 Three Notched or Three Chopt Road, is built in Albemarle County. The road begins in Richmond, extends westward past Limestone, then Thomas Jefferson's Shadwell, to the county seat at Charlottesville, and then over the Blue Ridge Mountains to Staunton.
1759/10/24 Robert Sharp II Owner By Oct 1759, Robert Sharp acquires Limestone, according to the report of processioners in Fredericksville Parish in Albemarle County. Sharp will obtained full title to 590 acres by a deed from Nelson Anderson dated 15 November 1761.
1761/10/19 Robert Sharp II Architect Nelson Anderson conveys to Robert Sharp II 590 acres, along the Plum Creek Branch (also called the Limestone Branch), to the south of the Three Notched Road and north of the Rivanna River. Sharp will build the limestone kiln.
1769/03/09 Thomas Jefferson Life Prior to his departure for Williamsburg to begin his first term in the House of Burgesses, Thomas Jefferson buys a horse from Robert Sharp on credit.
1770/11/19 Thomas Jefferson Work Thomas Jefferson files a caveat suit on behalf of Robert Sharp against John Sorrell and Benjamin Sneed, to whom Sorrell had assigned his rights to 400 acres, surveyed 20 years ago, but never properly patented.
1771/03/29 Thomas Jefferson Owner Thomas Jefferson agrees to buy one acre of land with a kiln and limestone quarry from Robert Sharp for 40 shillings and 3 pence. The parcel is on Three Chopt Road, along the Plumb Tree Branch (Limestone Creek).
1773/10/05 Thomas Jefferson pays Robert Sharpe in full for 4.75 acres of land at the limestone quarry, where Jefferson obtains lime for his mortar for building Monticello.
1794/00/00 Robert Sharp House, also known as the Monroe Law Office, is built by Robert Sharp's son, Robert Sharp III. The 2.5 story, brick house has architectural details typical of Tidewater Virginia. Albemarle County was settled by people from eastern Virginia.
1796/03/31 Thomas Jefferson Work Thomas Jefferson makes a proper survey and description of Limestone. Jefferson, Sharp and the other adjoining neighbor, James Huckstep, met and conducted a survey upon which Jefferson drew a plat and wrote a boundary agreement which all three signed.
1800/00/00 Main block of Limestone House is built by incorporated an original Tidewater-style structure, probably also built by Robert Sharp.
1816/09/08 James Monroe acquires a tract of the historic Limestone land between the lot owned by the estate of Robert Sharp Jr and Three Notched Road from Rev Richard B Sharp and his wife Nancy.
1816/09/10 James Monroe Owner James Monroe buys Limestone for $10 in cash and a note for $1,531.25 from Thomas Sharp IV. James's brother, Andrew, and his nephew will live on the property. The Monroe Law Office will be used by both James and Andrew Monroe.
1817/10/01 James Monroe conveys a life estate tenancy in 800 acres of the Limestone plantation to Andrew Monroe and his wife Frances, in exchange for consideration of $1.00 and the "natural love and affection which he beareth to the said Andrew."
1821/02/28 Thomas Jefferson conveys his Limestone tract to Abraham Hawley in consideration of $100 and of the further sum of $300 secured to be paid hath given granted bargained and sold to the said Abraham.
1822/00/00 James Monroe Owner In return for a loan to finance his Limestone property, James Monroe, or so it appears, is influenced by Charles J Ingersoll to appointment Nicholas Biddle President of the Bank of the United States.
1823/01/09 To pay the notes due on Limestone, about 700 to 800 acres, James Monroe receives a loan secured by the land and improvements from Charles Ingersoll of Philadelphia.
1825/04/05 James and Elizabeth Monroe convey to John Hooff, Cashier of the Farmers Bank of Alexandria, a security interest in the Limestone farm for a loan of $4,735.76. The debt is secured by 708 acres, related improvements and a number of slaves.
1826/09/20 James Monroe conveys Limestone farm to William Dandridge and William Roane of the Bank of Virginia for $3,560.73. The security set forth is 705 acres more or less with improvements and the following slaves: Toby, Betsey his wife, their seven children.
1828/07/07 George Blaettermann Home, Architect At auction, William Dandridge sells Limestone to George Blaettermann when James Monroe defaults on his loan. Blaettermann will design and build the main house, incorporating two buildings built by the Sharp family.
1850/00/00 Enslaved Americans Dolly and Lucy Cottrell are taken to Maysville, Kentucky, by Blaettermann's widow, who will free them five years later.
1850/01/01 George Blaettermann Died George Blaettermann died suddenly on New Years Day. Limestone will stay in the Blaettermann-Siegfried family until 1945.

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Particulars for Limestone:
Architectural Style American Colonial
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Historic Use Cemetery
Cultural Affiliation Euro-American
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Area of Significance Historic and non-aboriginal
Area of Significance Industry
Criteria Information Potential
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Historic Use Processing site
Historic Use Road-related
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling
Architectural Attribute Virginia Tidewater Style



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 10th May 2006

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Limestone
Registry Address: 4401 Limestone Rd.
Registry Number: 06000366
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Sharp, Robert Jr.; et.al.
Architectural Style: Colonial, Greek revival
Area in Acres: 338
Contributing Buildings: 3
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Contributing Sites: 2
Contributing Structures: 2
Non-Contributing Structures: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture, Historic and non-aboriginal, Industry
Applicable Criteria: Person, Architecture-Engineering, Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: Euro-American
Significant Year: 1770, 1794, c 1800
Associated People: Jefferson, Thomas; et.al.
Historic Function: Transportation, Domestic, Funerary, Industry, processing, extraction
Historic Sub-Function: Processing site, Single dwelling, Cemetery, Road-related, Secondary structure
Current Function: Funerary, Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling Secondary structure Cemetery

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