C. B. Holt Rock House
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N 38° 02.366 W 078° 29.499
17S E 720125 N 4213160
African American family owned this Arts and Crafts style house in Vinegar Hill.
Waymark Code: WM12YPG
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2020
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African American Charles B. Holt owned a carpentry business in Charlottesville’s Vinegar Hill neighborhood. The son of former slaves, Holt built this Arts and Crafts-style house in 1925-1926, during the era of segregation when blacks were more than a quarter of the city’s population but owned less than one-tenth of its private land. He lived here with his wife, Mary Spinner, until his death In 1950. Later Holt’s stepson, Roy C. Preston, and his wife, Asalie Minor Preston, moved in. After a distinguished career teaching In Albemarle County’s segregated black public schools, Asalie Preston endowed the Minor Preston Educational Fund to provide college scholarships.
Department of Historic Resources, 2008
Marker Number: Q 28a
Marker Title: C. B. Holt Rock House
Marker Location: On Preston Avenue between Rosser Avenue and 10th Street NW, Charlottesville
County or Independent City: Charlottesville
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
Web Site: Not listed
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