{"nrhp_refnum":"04000853","name":"Franklin Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":["145-0006"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Jct. of US 58 and VA 258","address_restricted":false,"city":"Franklin (Independent City)","county":"Franklin (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":36.68553876450005,"lon":-76.9328782983603,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-08-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 16-acre boundary expansion of the Franklin Historic District in Franklin, Virginia, adding the three-acre Camp Family Homestead at 221 Homestead Road and the thirteen-acre Poplar Springs Cemetery.","why_significant":"The homestead was the home of the Camp family, whose brothers founded the Camp Manufacturing Company in 1887, the business that became the economic base of Franklin. Poplar Springs Cemetery has been the city's primary burial ground since 1883 and holds many prominent residents, including three Camp brothers and more than 62 Confederate veterans.","narrative":"Two properties just northwest of Franklin's existing historic district were added in this expansion: the Camp Family Homestead and Poplar Springs Cemetery, together about sixteen acres. The homestead has been tied to the Camp family since George Camp, Jr. acquired it in 1826. Six brothers who grew up there formed the Camp Manufacturing Company in 1887. It began as a group of sawmills, added a planing mill and later pulp and paper mills, and became the region's largest employer. The present two-story Federal-style house, dating to about 1840, was moved from Isle of Wight County in the early 1930s after an earlier home burned. It was rebuilt with two additions and later served as the dairy farm manager's residence. Poplar Springs Cemetery has been Franklin's main burial ground since 1883. Its simple stone markers commemorate three Camp brothers, the city's first mayor, and more than 62 Confederate veterans.","period_of_significance":"1826 - 1956","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The homestead house and surrounding land remain closely associated with the Camp family, and the cemetery continues to serve as a burial ground. The garage, storage shed and Girl Scout cabin are listed as non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.324004-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/82/6807/41680782/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/04000853.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000853/bcfdfdf993-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000853/bcfdfdf993-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Taber Andrew Bain (user:taberandrew)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franklin,_Virginia.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Taber Andrew Bain (user:taberandrew)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franklin,_Virginia.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680782","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Historic_District_(Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15218400"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/franklin/franklin-historic-district-boundary-increase-04000853/"}