Four historically significant sites in our area—including a modernist home, a Black cemetery, and a rural schoolhouse—were added in June to the Virginia Landmarks Register, recognizing their cultural and architectural importance.
Thomas and Alena Hammond House (Charlottesville)
Designed in 1962 by Herbert Fritz, Jr., a Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice, this striking one-story home in the Greenbrier neighborhood features hallmark Wrightian elements like an open floor plan, central hearth, and natural materials that integrate the house with its surroundings…