{"nrhp_refnum":"01000142","name":"Kyle's Mill House","other_names":["082-5075"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1764 Cross Keys Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Harrisonburg","county":"Rockingham County","state":"VA","lat":38.37504024250006,"lon":-78.83487163105457,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-03-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A log farmhouse dating to about 1750 at 1764 Cross Keys Road near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia, expanded in 1826, 1903 and 1986, on a farm of about 277 acres with seven non-contributing outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent, rare surviving example of mid-eighteenth-century Shenandoah Valley log construction from the frontier era. It later grew into a substantial farmhouse, with a Federal-style addition in 1826 and a Victorian-era rear ell in 1903. It is described as a textbook example of regional vernacular architecture across more than two centuries.","narrative":"Kyle's Mill House is a farmhouse near Harrisonburg whose oldest portion is a hand-hewn log dwelling, traditionally dated to about 1750. That core has a hall-parlor plan, half-dovetail joints and pegged mortise-and-tenon rafters, features typical of early log building in the Shenandoah Valley. The land was first settled by John Stevenson, who received permission for a gristmill by 1750. David Kyle, a prosperous Irish immigrant, bought the property in 1815 and added a room on each floor in 1826, giving the house a central hall and Federal-style details. Under Charles and Sarah Conger, a rear ell was added in 1903 and Victorian updates followed; the Congers also planted the county's first peach orchard and sold marl. A 1986 renovation reworked the ell and restored early-style moldings. The farm retains much of its agricultural landscape, including a rare Osage orange tree line, and was listed for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1750-1903","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No style (log vernacular, with Federal and Victorian-era additions)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still a single-family residence on a working farm; part of the farmland is leased for grazing. The house was restored and enlarged in 1986.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.787529-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/71/6834/41683471/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/01000142.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000142/b4464daf7b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000142/b4464daf7b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kyle%27s_Mill_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kyle%27s_Mill_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683471","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle%27s_Mill_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15240978"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/rockingham-county/kyles-mill-house-01000142/"}