{"nrhp_refnum":"02000184","name":"Mountain Hall","other_names":["DHR No. 067-0031"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"181 Mountain Hall Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Crewe","county":"Nottoway County","state":"VA","lat":37.210529139000045,"lon":-78.09213203855049,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-03-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Health/Medicine","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Mountain Hall is a two-story brick and frame house with a pyramidal roof in western Nottoway County, near Crewe, Virginia, built circa 1797. The listing also includes a late 19th- or early 20th-century tenant house and family cemeteries.","why_significant":"It is significant under Criterion B as the principal residence of Dr. James Jones (1772-1848), a physician, state legislator, Privy Council member, War of 1812 militia surgeon general and two-term U.S. congressman. Under Criterion C, it combines architectural features not found in any other Virginia house, including a brick first story, a frame second story with exposed chimney faces, and a king-post roof.","narrative":"Mountain Hall is a late 18th-century house on a hilltop in western Nottoway County, Virginia, with views across the countryside in every direction. Built around 1797, it has a brick first story laid in Flemish bond, a frame second story, and a massive pyramidal roof carried on a central king post. Brick panels on the east and west walls expose the faces of flush chimneys, a feature the form describes as unlike any other house in Virginia. The front door's fanlight and pilasters were copied from Owen Biddle's The Young Carpenter's Assistant. Inside are a long side hall, Adam-style mantels and an unusual second-floor plan. A tenant house and two small cemeteries stand nearby. The property was listed for its link to Dr. James Jones, who lived here while serving as a physician, legislator, militia surgeon general and congressman, and who is buried in the family graveyard. It was also listed for its eccentric architecture.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1797-1951","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Early Classical Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as single dwelling and cemetery; the house has a 20th-century porch and rear addition, and no original outbuildings survive.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.228817-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/19/6823/41682319/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/02000184.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000184/423742d611-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000184/423742d611-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mountain_Hall_estate_entrance.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mountain_Hall_estate_entrance.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682319","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15260087"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/nottoway-county/mountain-hall-02000184/"}