Carr's Hill, also known as the University of Virginia President's House, greets you with its Doric portico, a historic home built in 1906. This two-story, five-bay brick dwelling wears the Colonial Revival style with a striking double-height pedimented portico in the Doric order. Look up to the slate-covered hipped roof and the two tall chimneys that punctuate its silhouette; the house was designed by the prominent firm of McKim, Mead & White.
As the president's house, it sits with authority overlooking the university chapel and the "Academical Village," a view that frames its role in campus life. The property is a small ensemble: a Guest Cottage dating to about 1840, Buckingham Palace from 1856, the Leake Cottage around 1870, and a carriage house of 1908. The landscape itself is noted as a contributing site, and two iron capitals on the grounds were salvaged from the ruins of the Robert Mills Rotunda Annex after the 1895 fire.
Recognized for its history and architecture, Carr's Hill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Beyond the Doric columns and pediment, the surrounding cottages and the university chapel complete the view from Carr's Hill.