{"nrhp_refnum":"01000699","name":"Cobbs Hall","other_names":["066-0003"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"582 Cobbs Hall Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kilmarnock","county":"Northumberland County","state":"VA","lat":37.743938600000035,"lon":-76.33941620099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Cobbs Hall is a two-story brick plantation house at 582 Cobbs Hall Lane near Kilmarnock on Dividing Creek in Northumberland County, Virginia, rebuilt in 1853 on the foundations of a circa 1720 house that burned in 1846.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant for its architecture, especially the ceiling plasterwork in the central hall and double parlors. It is also tied to the Lee family of Virginia, since the land was first patented by Richard Lee in 1651 and has stayed in descendants' ownership. Martha Lee Harvey directed the rebuilding to closely copy its colonial predecessor.","narrative":"Cobbs Hall is a two-story, five-bay brick plantation house overlooking Dividing Creek in Northumberland County, Virginia. Built in 1853 by Martha Lee Harvey on the foundations of a circa 1720 house that burned in 1846, it closely copies its colonial predecessor, except that it has no windows on the north side. The house has a gable roof, common bond brick walls, stone sills and lintels, and entrances on the east and west fronts with Tuscan columns. Inside, the central hall and double parlors are noted for plaster ceilings with egg and dart molding and large medallions. The land was first patented by Richard Lee in 1651 and has remained with his descendants. The grounds include a Lee family graveyard, brick ruins of an earlier structure, a brick meat house and a reconstructed kitchen. The property is significant for its architecture and for its long link to the Lee family of Virginia.","period_of_significance":"1853","architect_builder":"Mrs. Martha Lee Harvey","architectural_style":"Mid-19th century","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as being restored to its antebellum appearance by its present owner, and still used as a single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.400031-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/86/6822/41682286/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/01000699.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000699/34854f5d5c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000699/34854f5d5c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cobbs_Hall_and_driveway.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cobbs_Hall_and_driveway.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682286","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobbs_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15211081"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/northumberland-county/cobbs-hall-01000699/"}