{"nrhp_refnum":"00000892","name":"Melrose","other_names":["032-0019"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 640, SW of jct. of VA 640 and VA 650","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fork Union","county":"Fluvanna County","state":"VA","lat":37.73874808900007,"lon":-78.36328097308183,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Melrose is a two-story, five-bay Federal-style brick house with an English basement, built in 1813 near Fork Union in Fluvanna County, Virginia, on land bordering the James River in the Seven Islands area.","why_significant":"The nomination argues Melrose is significant locally under Criterion C for architecture as a well-preserved Federal-style house. It has Flemish bond brick on all four sides, unusual among Fluvanna houses of the period, and in 1815 it had the highest assessed value of any dwelling in the county. It retains interior trim from its restoration after an 1836 fire.","narrative":"Melrose is a brick house of two stories over an English basement, built in 1813 in Fluvanna County, Virginia, near the James River. Charles Alexander Scott, a member of the Scott family that operated Scott's Landing and founded Scottsville, built it just after completing his nearby mill. The five-bay Federal-style house has a slate gable roof with pedimented ends, and its brick is laid in Flemish bond on all four sides, which was unusual for Fluvanna houses of the period. In 1815 it carried the highest assessed value of any dwelling in the county. A fire in 1836 burned much of the interior, and Colonel Martin Tutwiler restored it the following year, changing the stair arrangement and installing woodwork that largely survives. Union troops burned the mill in 1865 but spared the house. Later owners made repairs, added mantels and porches, and carried out a restoration in the 1980s. A rear wing from the 1970s complements the original structure. The house was recognized for its architecture at the local level.","period_of_significance":"1813-1900","architect_builder":"Unknown (built by Charles Alexander Scott, per the narrative)","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Restored in the 1980s and in use as a single dwelling, with a rear wing added in the 1970s and noncontributing garage/studio, barn and shed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:01.12484-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/14/6807/41680714/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/00000892.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000892/0445c526b8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000892/0445c526b8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ealanghorne","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melrose,_Fluvanna_County.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ealanghorne</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melrose,_Fluvanna_County.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680714","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melrose_(Fork_Union,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712830"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/fluvanna-county/melrose-00000892/"}