C. B. Holt Rock House

C. B. Holt Rock House (HMKEN)

Location: Charlottesville, VA 22903
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 2.367', W 78° 29.5'

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African American Charles B. Holt owned a carpentrybusiness in Charlottesville's Vinegar Hill neighborhood. The son of former slaves, Holt built thisArts and Crafts-style house in 1925-1926, duringthe era of segregation when blacks were morethan a quarter of the city's population but ownedless than one-tenth of its private land. He livedhere with his wife, Mary Spinner, until his deathIn 1950. Later Holt's stepson, Roy C. Preston,and his wife, Asalie Minor Preston, moved in.After a distinguished career teaching In AlbemarleCounty's segregated black public schools, AsaliePreston endowed the Minor Preston EducationalFund to provide college scholarships.
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HM NumberHMKEN
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Marker NumberQ-28a
Year Placed2008
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 3:40pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 720124 N 4213162
Decimal Degrees38.03945000, -78.49166667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 2.367', W 78° 29.5'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 2' 22.02" N, 78° 29' 30.00" W
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Area Code(s)434, 540
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1000-1004 Preston Ave, Charlottesville VA 22903, US
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