{"nrhp_refnum":"01001569","name":"Aberdeen","other_names":["74-0001"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"15301 James River Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Disputanta","county":"Prince George County","state":"VA","lat":37.22749022100004,"lon":-77.14647390207742,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-02-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Aberdeen is a brick temple-form plantation house with surrounding farmland, woodland and wetlands on 378 acres at 15301 James River Drive, Disputanta, Prince George County, Virginia. It was built by Thomas Cocke between 1790 and 1807.","why_significant":"The nomination argues Aberdeen is significant at the state level under Criterion C for its architecture. It is one of a small group of houses with a lateral front hall serving pairs of large rooms, and it retains well-preserved Federal interior woodwork. Under Criterion A, it recognizes Thomas Cocke's little-known role in the soil and marl fertilization experiments that helped Edmund Ruffin's agricultural reforms. The fields are still farmed.","narrative":"Aberdeen is a large brick plantation house in Prince George County, Virginia, built with the proportions of a classical temple. Thomas Cocke built it on land he inherited in 1790, and it was standing by 1807. Its walls are laid in Flemish bond, and a small Doric portico shelters the central door. A wide hall runs across the front, with a parlor and dining room behind. Inside, Federal woodwork survives largely undisturbed, including distinctive mantels, wainscot and a long stair. The house is also tied to agricultural history. Cocke, guardian and later close friend of Edmund Ruffin, debated and tested soil-renewal methods with him, including marl applications, on fields near the house. Ruffin's published work later changed American farming. Flat fields around the house are still cultivated, bordered by woodland and wetlands, and the property of 378 acres is protected by easements. The house has a modest rear wing with modern conveniences.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1800-1951","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Early Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling with agricultural fields in cultivation. The house is described as remarkably well preserved, and the property is under conservation easements.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.714786-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/82/6826/41682682/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/01001569.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001569/16f2fa9d9b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001569/16f2fa9d9b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aberdeen_on_State_Route_10.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aberdeen_on_State_Route_10.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682682","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_(Disputanta,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15177911"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/prince-george-county/aberdeen-01001569/"}