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A Historic Treasure: The Architecture
of Miller School of Albemarle The architectural splendor of the Miller School of Albemarle buildings contribute to the rich texture of building arts in Albemarle County. In his seminal work, The Architecture of Jefferson Country, renowned UVa Langhorne Professor of Architecture K. Edward Lay includes descriptions of many of the structures on the 1,600 acres of the grounds of Miller School of Albemarle. Noting that Albemarle County has two of the world’s great examples of the building arts, Lay points out that virtually every style of architecture once or presently popular in the United States
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is represented locally. Additionally, he notes that Albemarle County architecture reflects “the history of the county—its beginnings on the fringe of the western frontier, its settlement and growth, its roads and railroads….its shift from a farming to a broader-based economy ... typical of the nation’s history.” In many ways, the establishment of MSA and its evolution over the past 130 years provides a microcosm of this history. It extends from MSA’s role in establishing the railroad station in Crozet, the paving of Miller School Road (a first in Albemarle County), and the Computer-drawn rendering of the new bleachers to be installed in Alumni Gym
Photo: Clark Walke