{"nrhp_refnum":"04001244","name":"Tusculum","other_names":["005-0020"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2077 N. Amherst Hwy. (US 29)","address_restricted":false,"city":"Amherst","county":"Amherst County","state":"VA","lat":37.63640273900006,"lon":-78.99716200399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-11-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Tusculum is a two-story frame Georgian and Federal house off US Highway 29 in eastern Amherst County, Virginia. The north section dates to the third quarter of the 18th century, perhaps the 1750s, and a south addition was built in the early 19th century, possibly about 1805.","why_significant":"The visible portion of the nomination argues for local significance based on the house's architecture and its well-preserved early fabric, including Georgian and Federal mantels, stair detail, and early framing. The Section 8 statement of significance is missing from the truncated text, so the full argument cannot be stated. The documentation mentions connections to families who lived there around 1900 and to Sweet Briar history through its bibliography.","narrative":"Tusculum is a two-story frame house in eastern Amherst County, Virginia, built in two main phases. The north section, a side-passage plan two rooms deep, dates to the third quarter of the eighteenth century, perhaps the 1750s. A one-room-plan addition on the south was added in the early nineteenth century, possibly about 1805, and a breezeway links the two. The house has stone and brick foundations, beaded and plain weatherboards, gable-end brick chimneys, and an asphalt-shingled roof. Inside, it keeps Georgian and Federal mantels, a stair with turned walnut balusters, chair rails, and early roof framing with pit-sawn timbers and wrought nails. The nomination describes its integrity as very good, with the main loss being the original west entry porch, replaced by a small wing in the mid-twentieth century. The nominated area covers only the house footprint because the house is to be moved to a new site in Amherst County under preservation ownership.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian; Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current function is listed as work in progress. The house is to be moved from its site, and the nominated area is limited to the house footprint. The mantels were placed in storage off site.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.414054-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/19/6795/41679519/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/04001244.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001244/91b531fb89-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001244/91b531fb89-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tusculum_rear_driveway.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tusculum_rear_driveway.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679519","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tusculum_(Amherst,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713389"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/amherst-county/tusculum-04001244/"}