James Dinsmore site archaeology
Summary
The West Main site sits where James Dinsmore — a master builder who worked on Monticello and UVA — lived. Instead of an expensive phase-one dig, the applicant will fund a historic study, and the city may do limited archaeology if timing allows.
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
City may fund limited archaeological field work; the applicant bears the historic study cost.
Historians and the public gain documentation of a significant early Charlottesville craftsman's site.
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