{"nrhp_refnum":"00000026","name":"Holland-Duncan House","other_names":["VDHR site no. 033-0046"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"13508 Booker T. Washington Hwy","address_restricted":false,"city":"Moneta","county":"Franklin (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":37.12052159800004,"lon":-79.71125535399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-01-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government","Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay Flemish-bond brick house built in the 1830s by plantation owner Asa Holland at Hale's Ford, near Moneta in Franklin County, Virginia, with a frame ell, a post office building, a relocated family cemetery and other outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination cites the house's Federal-style interior and brickwork as good architecture. It links the property to Asa Holland, who served as Hale's Ford postmaster before and during the Civil War. It also ties the house to William Erastus Duncan, who with his wife Sallie ran private academies at Hale's Ford.","narrative":"Built in the 1830s for plantation owner Asa Holland, this two-story brick house sits along Highway 122 at Hale's Ford in Franklin County, Virginia, now surrounded by modern commercial development near Smith Mountain Lake. It has a five-bay front, Flemish-bond brickwork, gauged jack arches, stepped-shoulder chimneys and a frame kitchen and dining ell added in stages. Inside, delicate Federal-style mantels and trim survive, along with a boxed winder stair. A small frame building in the front yard is thought to have been the Hale's Ford post office, where Holland served as postmaster before and during the Civil War; Confederate postal records were found in its attic. His daughter Sallie married her tutor, William E. Duncan, and the couple ran private academies for boarding students in the community. The grounds also hold a log meathouse, a relocated family cemetery and a privy. The property was listed for its architecture, its postal history and its place in local education.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1830-1920","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Federal; Greek Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling and bed and breakfast, with guest cabins on the grounds; the nomination reports a high degree of architectural integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.539727-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/60/6807/41680760/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/00000026.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000026/5db8663616-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000026/5db8663616-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holland-Duncan_House_front.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holland-Duncan_House_front.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680760","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland%E2%80%93Duncan_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712556"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/franklin/holland-duncan-house-00000026/"}