{"nrhp_refnum":"03001097","name":"Simmons-Sebrell-Camp House","other_names":["Zebulon Simmons Tract"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Zebulon Simmons Tract","address_restricted":false,"city":"Courtland","county":"Southampton County","state":"VA","lat":36.78811884950005,"lon":-77.13371409514878,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-10-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Italianate frame farmhouse at 17123 Cary's Bridge Road near Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia, begun circa 1770 and expanded in 1858. It sits with four agricultural outbuildings and two fields at the former crossroads village of Barn Tavern.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C for its high Italianate style and decorative elements, which resulted from the 1858 expansion by James Edward Sebrell. It is also tied to the Simmons family, who settled the Barn Tavern area and were active in local politics, and to Sebrell, who continued that political involvement.","narrative":"Near Courtland in Southampton County, Virginia, this farmhouse stands at the old crossroads community of Barn Tavern. John Simmons had it built around 1770 as a modest two-story dwelling. In 1858 James Edward Sebrell, who had married into the Simmons family, enlarged it into its present Italianate form. The five-bay symmetrical front has a two-story porch with a bracketed cornice, full-height windows and a paneled double-leaf door with sidelights and transom. A second entrance on the northeast side sits within an incorporated porch. Inside, the 1858 work created an L-shaped hall and an irregular plan. A 2002 renovation added a rear wing and replaced the foundation. A brick cellar, three frame farm buildings and two fields remain on the 54-acre property. Its significance rests on the architectural quality of the 1858 expansion and its link to the Simmons and Sebrell families, who shaped the local community and held county offices.","period_of_significance":"1858","architect_builder":"James Edward Sebrell","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in continuous use as a dwelling; extensively renovated in 2002 with a rear addition, and the outbuildings and fields still support 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 02:52:02.644182-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/95/6836/41683695/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/03001097.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001097/e25f4844a8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001097/e25f4844a8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simmons-Sebrell-Camp_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simmons-Sebrell-Camp_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"13000648","name":"Sebrell Rural Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/sebrell-rural-historic-district-13000648/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683695","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmons%E2%80%93Sebrell%E2%80%93Camp_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15277834"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/southampton-county/simmons-sebrell-camp-house-03001097/"}