Morven (Simeon, Virginia)

Not to be confused with Morven (Markham, Virginia) or Morven (Cartersville, Virginia).

Morven is a historic home and farm located near Simeon, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built about 1821, and consists of a two-story, five bay by two bay, brick main block with a two-story, three bay brick wing. The front facade features a one-bay porch with a pedimented gable roof and Tuscan order entablature, supported by four Tuscan columns. Also on the property are the contributing office and frame smokehouse.^[3]

Morven
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Morven, June 2009
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Location	West of Simeon off VA 20, near Simeon, Virginia
Coordinates	37°57′48″N 78°28′26″W
Area	640 acres (260 ha)
Built	1821 (1821)
NRHP reference No.	73001991[1]
VLR No.	002-0054
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 24, 1973
Designated VLR	February 20, 1973[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

Today the house and farm are the site of the University of Virginia's Sustainability Lab,^[4] after a gift to the University of Virginia by John Kluge.^[5]