{"nrhp_refnum":"02000996","name":"Booth-Lovelace House","other_names":["Overhome Bed and Breakfast","33-0066"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"130 Lovelace Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hardy","county":"Franklin (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":37.17389507500005,"lon":-79.86494318503165,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-09-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story frame Greek Revival-Italianate farmhouse built ca. 1859 on about sixty-seven acres of farmland on the Blue Ridge flanks in northeastern Franklin County, near Hardy, Virginia, with surviving farm outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C as an architecturally notable Greek Revival-Italianate dwelling. It is especially noted for its well-preserved marbled and grained finishes and ornate interior plasterwork. It was built for Moses G. Booth, a prosperous farmer, by Franklin County carpenter Seth Richardson, and later occupied by the Lovelace family.","narrative":"Built around 1859 for Moses Booth, a wealthy Franklin County farmer, this large two-story frame house sits on roughly sixty-seven acres of rolling farmland beneath the Blue Ridge. Its L-shaped plan, bracketed Italianate cornice, metal hip roof and Greek Revival porches reflect two styles blended together. Inside, an L-shaped passage with two walnut-trimmed stairs leads to rooms with ornate plaster ceilings, a carved slate parlor mantel, and extensive oak graining and gold-veined black marbling on baseboards and trim. Franklin County carpenter Seth Richardson is named as the builder. After Booth's death in 1874 the property passed to the Allen family and then, from 1887, to the Lovelace family. Surviving outbuildings include an overseer's office later expanded into a dwelling, an ash house, a granary, a barn and a spring. The house retains nearly all its character-defining features, and its preserved decorative finishes are central to its recognition. It now operates as a bed and breakfast.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Seth Richardson, Franklin County carpenter (builder)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival; Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The house was converted to the Overhome Bed and Breakfast in the 1990s. Several historic outbuildings are deteriorated.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.5918-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/46/6807/41680746/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/02000996.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000996/573f50e929-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000996/573f50e929-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Booth-Lovelace_fields.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Booth-Lovelace_fields.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680746","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booth%E2%80%93Lovelace_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712052"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/franklin/booth-lovelace-house-02000996/"}