{"nrhp_refnum":"02000534","name":"Harris-Poindexter House and Store","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"81 Tavern Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mineral","county":"Louisa County","state":"VA","lat":37.99176033200004,"lon":-77.81847908470837,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farm complex at 81 Tavern Road in Mineral (village of Fredericks Hall), Louisa County, Virginia, made up of a ca. 1837 Greek Revival farmhouse, a ca. 1865 frame store, and thirteen outbuildings including a grain mill.","why_significant":"The complex is argued to be locally significant under Criterion A in Commerce and Criterion C in Architecture. The farm represents the agricultural economy that supported rural counties like Louisa, and the store is characteristic of early rural commercial establishments. It served the village of Fredericks Hall and was run by the Poindexter family for more than sixty years.","narrative":"Beside the CSX railroad tracks in the village of Fredericks Hall, this Louisa County farm complex centers on a two-story Greek Revival farmhouse built about 1837 and a one-story frame store rebuilt about 1865 on the foundation of an earlier store burned late in the Civil War. Thirteen additional buildings, including barns, a smokehouse, a stable, a corn crib, a milk house and a timber-frame grain mill, date from the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. The Harris family, who developed the village, are linked to the original buildings. Peyton Talley and Horatio Hancock bought the house and store in 1861. Edward Poindexter acquired the property in 1893, and he and his son Emmett ran the farm and the store, selling groceries, meats, seeds and dry goods, until 1945. The house keeps its heart pine floors, original mantels and fine millwork. The property was listed for its role in local commerce and its well-preserved vernacular architecture.","period_of_significance":"1837-1945","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival/Commercial Vernacular","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The store and the mill are vacant and deteriorated; the house is in use as a dwelling and has been well maintained, along with most outbuildings.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.792947-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/6816/41681697/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/02000534.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000534/a48f58b291-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000534/a48f58b291-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harris-Poindexter_House_from_west.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harris-Poindexter_House_from_west.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681697","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris%E2%80%93Poindexter_House_and_Store","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712492"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/louisa-county/harris-poindexter-house-and-store-02000534/"}