Woolen Mills Chapel, the Late Victorian building you face, sits at 1819 E. Market Street in Charlottesville. This Late Victorian building was constructed in 1887, and its quiet form has been recognized on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982. In 2010 it became part of the Woolen Mills Village Historic District, a local fabric of homes and historic sites.
The chapel also lives on the records of the Historic American Buildings Survey, which holds six measured drawings and eight data pages documenting its design. On the Virginia Department of Historic Resources it appears as 104-0237. Stand here a moment and imagine the hand that raised these walls in 1887; the year is part of the building’s story and you can feel how the Late Victorian character anchors this corner of East Market Street.
As you listen, note the balance between the chapel’s age and the recognition it has received over time — first on the National Register in 1982, and then within the Woolen Mills Village Historic District in 2010. Notice the chapel and the street just beyond it.