{"nrhp_refnum":"03001443","name":"Mason-Tillett House","other_names":["Rock Hill","VDHR No. 012-0093"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1050 Christanna Highway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Valentines","county":"Brunswick County","state":"VA","lat":36.56093488800008,"lon":-77.80321811199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-01-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A T-shaped, two-story frame house in the Valentines vicinity of Brunswick County, Virginia, with a late 18th-century main block and a one-and-a-half-story rear addition made about 1832. It is also known as Rock Hill.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an important late 18th-century dwelling with exceptional surviving grained and marbleized woodwork and an unusual plan, including side-by-side front doors. It is also the probable site of the 1785 first session of the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, where slavery was hotly debated.","narrative":"Rock Hill, also called the Mason-Tillett House, is a two-story frame dwelling near Valentines in southern Brunswick County, Virginia. Its main block dates to the late 18th century, and a one-and-a-half-story rear wing was added about 1832. The plan is unusual: two side-by-side front doors each open into a separate first-floor room, and the stair was later extended down into the new rear hall. Inside, the house keeps remarkable painted decoration, including false wood graining and marbleizing on mantels, wainscot and door panels. The property is also tied to Methodist history. Bishop Francis Asbury's journal places the first session of the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church at a Mason home here in 1785, where delegates argued over opposition to slavery. The land has remained in the same family since the 18th century. The house was recognized for its religious associations and its architecture.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1780-1953","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Early Republic, Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling, with a noncontributing garage about 100 feet northwest; ownership has stayed in the same family since the 18th century.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.635393-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/75/6798/41679875/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/03001443.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001443/d295fb92cb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03001443/d295fb92cb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"B3nd3r77","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USER0951.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">B3nd3r77</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USER0951.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679875","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason%E2%80%93Tillett_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712799"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/brunswick-county/mason-tillett-house-03001443/"}