{"nrhp_refnum":"02000999","name":"Maple Roads","other_names":["019-005711"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1325 Richardson Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Keysville","county":"Charlotte County","state":"VA","lat":37.06411955400006,"lon":-78.52161678840847,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-09-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":[],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Federal-style brick plantation house in Keysville, Charlotte County, Virginia, built from 1813 and reaching its present form by 1821 for Capt. John Davis Richardson. The nominated 26 acres also include an office, a barn and a family cemetery.","why_significant":"The house is significant for its Federal architecture, which combines the then-new \"I\" house plan with highly stylized, provincially interpreted detailing, including a molded brick cornice more typical of the Shenandoah Valley. Its interior retains original graining, marbleizing and Federal mantels. It is also tied to Richardson, a landowner, miller, soldier and legislator known as the \"Hero of Craney Island.\"","narrative":"Maple Roads is a two-story brick farmhouse near Keysville in Charlotte County, Virginia, built between 1813 and 1821 for Capt. John Davis Richardson. Richardson, a large landowner, miller, soldier and longtime state legislator, used local labor and bricks made on site. The house is a single-pile \"I\" house with a rear wing, a Flemish bond front and a molded brick cornice that is more typical of the Shenandoah Valley than of southern Virginia. Inside, an open-well stair, Federal mantels with Adamesque details, and pine woodwork painted to imitate marble and fine woods survive. The craftsmanship reflects a local builder with high aspirations but limited academic training. Richardson commanded a company at the 1813 battle of Craney Island and later served as sheriff. The property also includes a 19th-century office, an early 20th-century barn and a family cemetery with an 1843 iron fence. It remains a largely unaltered rural residence and a record of the people who shaped the land.","period_of_significance":"1813 - 1952","architect_builder":"John Davis Richardson (builder/owner)","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal House","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Described as a substantially intact and unaltered rural residence; it remains in residential and agricultural use, with the cemetery still present.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.972571-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/51/6800/41680051/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/02000999.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000999/827538b8c2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000999/827538b8c2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maple_Roads_through_the_trees.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maple_Roads_through_the_trees.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680051","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_Roads","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712781"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/charlotte-county/maple-roads-02000999/"}