{"nrhp_refnum":"03001095","name":"Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield Historic District at Pamplin Historical Park","other_names":["Vdhr # 026-5013"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"6125 Boydton Plank Rd., 6619 Duncan Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Petersburg","county":"Dinwiddie County","state":"VA","lat":37.185871833500045,"lon":-77.47264555674892,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-10-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture","Historic - Non-Aboriginal"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 415-acre private historic district in Dinwiddie County, near Petersburg, Virginia, preserving a Civil War battlefield, Confederate earthworks, three historic houses and a slave quarter, and archaeological sites, now operated as Pamplin Historical Park.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the property is nationally significant under Criterion A because Union forces broke through the Confederate defenses of Petersburg here on April 2, 1865, sealing the fate of Petersburg and Richmond. It also cites the preserved Confederate earthworks, the architecture of Tudor Hall, the Banks House and the Hart House, and archaeological resources that have yielded or may yield information.","narrative":"Pamplin Historical Park occupies 415 acres in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, where Union troops broke through the Confederate defenses of Petersburg on April 2, 1865. During the preceding six months, Confederate soldiers, mostly South Carolinians under Brigadier General Samuel McGowan, built earthwork fortifications across the land, and about 1,700 linear yards survive. The district also includes four historic structures: Tudor Hall, a 1812 farmhouse enlarged in Greek Revival style in the 1850s; the Banks House, built in stages between 1750 and 1810 and used as Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters on the day of the assault; its kitchen and slave quarter; and the Gothic Revival Hart House of the 1860s. Archaeological sites mark outbuildings, winter huts and a gun battery. Newer museum buildings and reproductions are classed as noncontributing. The district was recognized for its national importance to the Petersburg Campaign, for its architecture, and for its archaeological potential.","period_of_significance":"1750-1865","architect_builder":"C.S. Army; Unknown","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival; Mid-19th Century: Gothic Revival; Early Republic: Federal; Colonial: Georgian","criteria":["A","C","D"],"status_note":"Operated as a museum and park; Tudor Hall was restored in 1995 to its 1864-1865 appearance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.002106-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/27/6804/41680427/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/03001095.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680427","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/dinwiddie-county/petersburg-breakthrough-battlefield-historic-district-at-pamplin-historical-park-03001095/"}