East Lawn

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East Lawn is a historic residential section of Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village at the University of Virginia, known for its student rooms facing the central Lawn.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic residential section
segment of the Academical Village
accessRestrictedTo students selected through competitive process
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
Palladian architecture NERFINISHED
associatedWith Jeffersonian architectural plan
University of Virginia Lawn rooms
belongsTo College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences area of Grounds NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 1817
designedBy Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED
faces central Lawn
hasBuildingType dormitory-style rooms opening directly to outdoors
hasCirculation covered walkway (colonnade) in front of rooms
hasCollegiateTradition Lawn room residency traditions
hasCulturalSignificance iconic part of the University of Virginia Grounds
symbol of student leadership at the University of Virginia
hasFunction residential space for students
student housing
hasHistoricalPeriod Early Republic architecture in the United States
hasLandscapeFeature grassy Lawn frontage
hasPart brick pavilions adjacent to Lawn
colonnade
student rooms
hasUse residence for selected upper-class and graduate students
hasView Pavilions along the Lawn
Rotunda NERFINISHED
heritageStatus part of U.S. National Historic Landmark district "University of Virginia Historic District"
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville" NERFINISHED
inception early 19th century
isAdjacentTo Pavilions I–V on the Lawn NERFINISHED
isExampleOf Jeffersonian campus planning
isMaintainedBy University of Virginia Facilities Management NERFINISHED
isOppositeOf West Lawn NERFINISHED
isPartOf University of Virginia Historic District NERFINISHED
isTouristAttraction yes
isUsedBy University of Virginia students
locatedIn Charlottesville, Virginia NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

University of Virginia NERFINISHED
Virginia
materialUsed brick
wood
orientation runs parallel to central Lawn
partOf Academical Village NERFINISHED
Lawn at the University of Virginia NERFINISHED
usedFor ceremonial and academic life focus at the University of Virginia

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Academical Village hasPart East Lawn