1686 Taylors Gap Rd, North Garden, VA 22959

Here is one of Albemarle County's earliest homes built ca. 1800 in the hall-and-parlor plan. The name says it all - built for the single young men of the extended family that owned this private valley just south of the City of Charlottesville. Today there are 5+ acres of meadow and garden surrounded by larger tracts that had also been in that farm. The earliest section of this charming residence remains beautifully intact in much of its original form. The front is brick in penciled Flemish-bond while the remaining three sides are three-and-four course American bond all of which is capped with a standing seam metal roof. In the 1990's a sensitive renovation project was undertaken with the end result that is here today. As well as the main residence there is a separate 2 BR, 2 ½ bath guest/family quarters nearby with separate entrance studio. There is also a three car garage with walk-up storage. With beautiful views of the Blue Ridge. Neighborhood Description This is a lovely neighborhood of rural residential, estates and farms with lots of lands protected by conservation easement. Convenience to Charlottesville and UVA is hard to beat.