{"nrhp_refnum":"04000476","name":"Cox, Dr. Virgil, House","other_names":["Vdhr#113-5034"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"406 West Stuart Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Galax","county":"Grayson County","state":"VA","lat":36.66207369800003,"lon":-80.93012449099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-05-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Health/Medicine","Architecture","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large frame Colonial Revival house at 406 West Stuart Drive in Galax, Grayson County, Virginia, built about 1913 on a nearly one-acre terraced lot with an original garage and a walled boxwood garden.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be a superb, highly intact example of early Colonial Revival architecture with Queen Anne massing (Criterion C). It is also tied to Dr. Virgil J. Cox, a country doctor who founded the Blue Ridge Hospital and Clinic and served in the Virginia House of Delegates, where he was largely responsible for the creation of Grayson Highlands State Park (Criterion B).","narrative":"Overlooking downtown Galax, this large frame house at 406 West Stuart Drive was built about 1913, during the town's first dozen years. It is one of a handful of ornate homes put up by local entrepreneurs along the street. Its complex form, with gabled and polygonal projections and a hip roof, recalls the Queen Anne style, while Tuscan porch columns and sidelights are Colonial Revival. Inside are oak trim, Craftsman touches, and historic wallpaper in the entry hall and dining room. The terraced lot holds an original garage and a walled boxwood garden with a c. 1920 sundial. Dr. Virgil J. Cox bought the house at auction in 1936 and lived there until his death in 1991. A country doctor, he kept an office in the house, founded the Blue Ridge Hospital and Clinic in 1952, and served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1962 to 1965, championing Grayson Highlands State Park. The house is valued for both its architecture and his legacy.","period_of_significance":"c. 1913-1954 (Criterion C from c. 1913; Criterion B from 1936)","architect_builder":"Built by W. E. Cox (architect not stated)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Described as virtually untouched with excellent integrity; currently used as a single dwelling, with a former doctor's office inside.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.133593-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/9/6810/41681009/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/04000476.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000476/b715135ae7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000476/b715135ae7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ceh2624","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DrCoxHouse.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ceh2624</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:DrCoxHouse.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681009","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Virgil_Cox_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712252"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/grayson-county/cox-dr-virgil-house-04000476/"}