{"nrhp_refnum":"02000596","name":"Green Pastures","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"2337 Zulla Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Middleburg","county":"Fauquier County","state":"VA","lat":38.93971242200007,"lon":-77.77118093076112,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-05-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government","Industry","Science"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Green Pastures is a 236-acre hunt country estate district about two miles southwest of Middleburg in Fauquier County, Virginia. It centers on a Colonial Revival manor house and farm buildings built in 1931-1932 to designs by New York architect Penrose V. Stout, with W. J. Hanback as builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the estate is significant for its architecture, notably the Mount Vernon-inspired manor house with pecky cypress paneling and a large cedar closet. It is also tied to original owner Robert Earll McConnell and to the areas of politics/government, industry, science and agriculture. The farm complex retains good to excellent integrity.","narrative":"Green Pastures is a 236-acre estate southwest of Middleburg, in Virginia's hunt country. Its centerpiece is a white, two-and-one-half-story Colonial Revival manor house built in 1931-1932 for Robert Earll McConnell. New York architect Penrose V. Stout designed it, and W. J. Hanback built it. Stout drew on Mount Vernon for the modillion cornice, the pedimented central gable, the rear portico and the treatment of the siding. Inside, the main block is known for pecky cypress paneling, a Doric colonnade, a stepped-down living room, a cantilevered spiral stair and an attic closet lined entirely in Tennessee red cedar. Around the house stand twelve contributing buildings, including a stable, hostlers' quarters, smokehouse, farmer's cottage, cow barn, chicken house and a stone sheep shed. Stone walls, pastures, ponds and terraces complete the landscape. The estate is recognized for its architecture, its link to McConnell, and its role as a working country property between 1931 and 1951.","period_of_significance":"1931-1951","architect_builder":"Penrose V. Stout, Architect & Arthur K. Fuller, Architect; W. J. Hanback, Builder","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals - Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"The property retains good to excellent integrity. The manor house has had few alterations, mostly to the service and garage wing in 1954, and remains in residential and agricultural use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.653867-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/69/6806/41680669/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/02000596.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000596/25338d48cd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000596/25338d48cd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GREEN_PASTURES,_FAUQUIER_COUNTY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GREEN_PASTURES,_FAUQUIER_COUNTY.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"14000011","name":"Little River Rural Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/little-river-rural-historic-district-14000011/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680669","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Pastures_(Middleburg,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712392"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/fauquier-county/green-pastures-02000596/"}