{"nrhp_refnum":"02000316","name":"Spring Green","other_names":["042-0031"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2160 Old Church Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mechanicsville","county":"Hanover County","state":"VA","lat":37.63030464800005,"lon":-77.17227362099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-12-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Spring Green is a 1-1/2 story, wood-frame Federal Vernacular farmhouse on Old Church Road near Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia, reaching its present form around 1800 and incorporating an earlier section. A contributing smokehouse stands behind it on 6.98 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a well-preserved example of an early 19th-century Virginia farmhouse. Its three chimneys and brick pent closet are called particularly noteworthy, and the interior retains a high degree of integrity with unusual features such as built-in cubby holes and closets. It is listed under Criterion C for architecture.","narrative":"Spring Green is a Federal Vernacular farmhouse on Old Church Road in Hanover County, Virginia, set on just under seven acres and approached by a drive lined with old cedar trees. The center-hall, single-pile, 1-1/2 story frame house took its present form around 1800 and incorporates an earlier section of unknown date. Its framing is hand-hewn or whip-sawn, mortised and pegged, and about three-quarters of the beaded heart pine and poplar siding survives. Three brick chimneys, two joined by a brick pent closet, are among its notable features. Inside are original heart pine floors, plaster walls, a walnut-railed stair, late Federal mantels and hidden cubby-holes in the hall. A contributing smokehouse with early framing stands behind the house. Land records trace the property to George Earnest, whose land was processioned in 1764, and later to the Earnest and Bayliss families. The property was listed for its architecture, as a well-preserved early 19th-century Virginia farmhouse with a high degree of integrity.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1764-ca. 1800","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Federal Vernacular","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling; a wing with kitchen and den was added in 1950 and a shed-roofed section in 1990.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.420292-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/42/6811/41681142/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/02000316.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000316/bc2317654e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000316/bc2317654e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spring_Green_from_Old_Church_Road.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spring_Green_from_Old_Church_Road.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681142","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Green_(Mechanicsville,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713234"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/hanover-county/spring-green-02000316/"}