View the History of Carr's Hill
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Jefferson and the 19th CenturyAfter Blue Cottage burned in 1867, it was rebuilt and incorporated into the University’s room and board system. Members of the Jefferson Society lived there for a while. Photo courtesy of Special Collections. -
Jefferson and the 19th CenturyBuckingham Palace was used as a children’s playhouse during the Shannon administration, and now is used as lodging for guests of President and Mrs. Casteen. Photo by Eduardo Galliani. -
Jefferson and the 19th CenturyCarr’s Hill dorms and dining hall before 1895. The fee for room and board was fifteen dollars a month. Because the dormitories were unpopular and plagued with problems, the University closed them down in 1905. Photo courtesy of Special Collections. -
A Working House (1906-Present)The guest house, located behind the Carr’s Hill herb garden. Photo by Eduardo Galliani. -
The President's HousePresident Alderman in front of Carr’s Hill, circa 1917. Photo courtesy of Keystone View Company, Special Collections. -
Front LawnA farm-like landscape surrounded Carr’s Hill in 1909. Photo courtesy of Special Collections. -
Edgar F. Shannon Jr. (1959-1974)For Virginia, Susan, Lois, Elizabeth, and Eleanor Shannon, Carr’s Hill was home. Photo courtesy of Special Collections. -
A Working House (1906-Present)This original concrete stairway was replaced by brickwork in 2001. Photo courtesy of Special Collections. -
Robert M. O’Neil (1985-1990)President and Mrs. O’Neil with their four children on the Carr’s Hill portico. From left to right: Robert and Karen O’Neil, with Ben, Peter, Liza, and David. Photo courtesy of University of Virginia Alumni Association Photo Archives. -
A Working House (1906-Present)Herb garden in the spring. Photo by Eduardo Galliani. -
John T. Casteen III (1990-Present)John Casteen and Betsy Casteen, winter of 2008. Photo by Peggy Harrsion. -
Front LawnThe name Carr’s Hill once referred only to the hill located across the horse path from the Rotunda. Today it refers both to the hill and to the president’s house built at its crest in 1909. Photo by Eduardo Galliani.
