Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhoods Historic District
Introduction


**Fifeville and Tonsler Neighborhood Historic District** is a national [historic district](/wiki/Historic_district_%28United_States%29 "Historic district (United States)") located at [Charlottesville, Virginia](/wiki/Charlottesville%2C_Virginia "Charlottesville, Virginia"). The district encompasses 264 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in a predominantly African\-American residential section of the city of Charlottesville. It was developed between 1890 and the 1930s and includes examples of the [Bungalow](/wiki/Bungalow "Bungalow") and [Gothic Revival](/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture "Gothic Revival architecture") styles. The oldest is dated to 1822\. Located in the district are the separately listed [Oak Lawn](/wiki/Oak_Lawn_%28Charlottesville%2C_Virginia%29 "Oak Lawn (Charlottesville, Virginia)"), [Benjamin Tonsler House](/wiki/Benjamin_Tonsler_House "Benjamin Tonsler House"), [Delevan Baptist Church](/wiki/Delevan_Baptist_Church "Delevan Baptist Church"), and [Gardner\-Mays Cottage](/wiki/Gardner-Mays_Cottage "Gardner-Mays Cottage"). and [*Accompanying four photos*](http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Charlottesville/104-0213_Fifeville_Tonsler_HD_Photographs.htm) and [*Accompanying map*](http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Charlottesville/Charlottesville_20101005.pdf) 

It was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places "National Register of Historic Places") in 2009\.


How does the historic district relate to the broader context of African-American history in Virginia?