{"nrhp_refnum":"00001435","name":"Centerview","other_names":["VDHR file no. 118-5062"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1900 Memorial Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lynchburg (Independent City)","county":"Lynchburg","state":"VA","lat":37.408448744000054,"lon":-79.16164269899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-12-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Health/Medicine","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Centerview is a two-story Greek Revival brick house completed in 1871 at 1900 Memorial Avenue in Lynchburg, Virginia, with a one-story brick dependency that may date to 1861. It was built for the Irvine family on land then in Campbell County.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the property is nationally significant under Criterion B for its association with Dr. Robert Withers Morgan, a dentist and dental hygiene products formulator who drafted legislation that led to the U.S. Army Dental Corps in 1901. It is also significant under Criterion C as a representative example of Greek Revival styling and nineteenth-century domestic arrangements in Lynchburg.","narrative":"Centerview is a two-story brick house at 1900 Memorial Avenue in Lynchburg, finished in 1871 in the Greek Revival style. It has a symmetrical three-bay front, a metal-sheathed gable roof, a raised basement and a 1920s Craftsman-style front porch. Behind it stands a one-story brick dependency, possibly built in 1861, which likely served as a summer kitchen and cook's dwelling. When built, the house stood among farmland in Campbell County; the area was later annexed by Lynchburg. The property matters chiefly because of Dr. Robert Withers Morgan, a Confederate veteran and dentist who bought it in 1876 and lived there with his family. He developed dental chewing gum and dental snuff and drafted legislation that led to the creation of the U.S. Army Dental Corps in 1901. The buildings also illustrate Greek Revival design and nineteenth-century household arrangements. Both structures were rehabilitated in 1999-2000 for law offices and keep most original features.","period_of_significance":"1861-1904","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"The house and dependency were rehabilitated in 1999-2000 as law offices and are in use as such.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.788923-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/21/6818/41681821/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/00001435.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001435/4e6e7ffd5b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001435/4e6e7ffd5b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Centerview_Lynchburg_Nov_08.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Centerview_Lynchburg_Nov_08.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681821","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centerview_(Lynchburg,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5060073"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/lynchburg/centerview-00001435/"}