Exceptional Sanctuary Near Charlottesville &
TBD ROLLING RD, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Built to Suit Residential - CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
Type:Single Family Residence
Lot size:
2,470.00 Acres- Added:
- Apr 12, 2026
- Days on Market:
- 53
- Last Refresh:
- Jun 3 at 12:06 pm
Property Features for TBD ROLLING RD
General Information
- Property type
- Land
- Property subtype
- Single Family Residence
- Zoning
- RA Rural Area
- Exterior features
- Riding Trails, Shop, Fence
- Fencing
- Fenced
- Standard status
- Active
- Lot size
- 2,470.00 Acres
Taxes and HOA fees
- Tax Annual Amount
- 9526.46
Building Details
- Architectural style
- Other
Listing agent JOE SAMUELS License #0225109565 (434) 981-3322
Listing office JOS. T. SAMUELS, INC. PO Box 311, Charlottesville, VA (434) 981-3322
Listing date Apr 12, 2026
MLS# 675728
Listing URL
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HighLights
- Exceptional location minutes from Charlottesville and UVa, neighboring Monticello, Highland (Ash Lawn), and Morven.
- Stunning restoration with exemplary land stewardship, including improved roads/trails suitable for horses, carriages, walking, or biking.
- Multiple private settings for construction with views of Carter's Mountain, Monticello, and "Jefferson's sea."
- Crows Nest living quarters with two bedrooms, full kitchen, living area, laundry, bath, and attached equipment bays.
- Multiple streams feeding Buck Island Creek.
- Pine & hardwood forest with native quail, trophy deer, bear, and turkeys; Bald Eagles observed.
Overview
This exceptional sanctuary offers rare scale and convenience, located minutes east of Charlottesville and the University of Virginia. The property is near Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, President James Monroe’s Highland (Ash Lawn), and historic Morven, circa 1821, owned by the UVa Foundation. Rooks Ford Farm has undergone a restoration with land stewardship, creating pastures and improving nearly 20 miles of roads and trails suitable for horses, carriages, walking, or biking. The property includes the Crows Nest, featuring two bedrooms, a full kitchen, a living area, laundry facilities, a bath, and attached equipment bays. Multiple streams cross the land from west to east, feeding Buck Island Creek. The pine and hardwood forest serves as a haven for native quail. Bald eagles can be seen above trophy deer, bear, and turkeys. There are private settings suitable for constructing a home and dependencies, each with views westerly across Morven to Carter’s Mountain and Monticello, and easterly across Jefferson’s sea. The farm derives its name from Jefferson’s 1765 observation of a stream crossing Rooks Ford over Buckeye Land Creek. The property spans 2470 acres.
Location Intelligence
Current Use by Public Records
Farms
Map
- City
- Charlottesville
- County
- Charlottesville
- State
- Virginia
- Longitude
- -78.4761
- Latitude
- 38.025
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FAQs
What type of property is this?
Farm - Rare scale and convenience minutes from Charlottesville and UVa.
Where is this farm located?
The property is located at TBD ROLLING RD Charlottesville, VA.
What is the asking price?
The asking price for this property is $8,750,000.
What are key features of this property?
This property features: Exceptional location minutes from Charlottesville and UVa, neighboring Monticello, Highland (Ash Lawn), and Morven.; Stunning restoration with exemplary land stewardship, including improved roads/trails suitable for horses, carriages, walking, or biking.; Multiple private settings for construction with **views of Carter's Mountain, Monticello, and "Jefferson's sea."**
