{"nrhp_refnum":"04001546","name":"Huffman House","other_names":["022-5003","Creekside Farm","Huffman Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":null,"address_restricted":true,"city":"Newport","county":"Craig County","state":"VA","lat":37.347251,"lon":-80.401902,"geom_source":"wikidata"},"listed_date":"2005-05-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small farm and roadside commercial complex on State Route 42 in Newport, Craig County, Virginia, centered on a farmhouse built ca. 1835 with a rear ell added 1907-1911, plus a barn, an early-twentieth-century store and several outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the property is an excellent local example of a small town center along the Cumberland Gap Turnpike, with a country store, a post office, and lodging for travelers. It also survives as a rare example of the small farms in narrow creek valleys of the Allegheny Mountains. It is listed under Criterion A for Commerce and Criterion C for Architecture at the local level.","narrative":"Along State Route 42 in Craig County, this farm complex grew up beside the Cumberland Gap Turnpike. Its centerpiece is a two-story farmhouse built about 1835 in a vernacular Federal style, with a rear ell and front porch added between 1907 and 1911. Nearby are an early-nineteenth-century barn with hand-hewn, mortised-and-tenoned framing, a store rebuilt about 1901, and outbuildings including a wash house, corncrib and garage. The store, locally called the Gathering Place, sold goods ranging from shoes and furs to ginseng and hams, housed the post office between about 1891 and 1907, and routed local telephone service. The house also gave lodging to travelers, and the creek served as a local baptismal site. The property was recognized as a rare survivor of the small farms once tucked into the narrow creek valleys of the Allegheny Mountains, and for its architecture and its role in local commerce from 1835 to 1955.","period_of_significance":"1835-1955","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"No Style (vernacular Federal-era detailing)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as well cared for, with the house undergoing restoration (vinyl siding and storm windows being removed); the house remains a dwelling and the store and agricultural buildings remain listed in current use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.241717-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/75/6802/41680275/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/04001546.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001546/96db49c1bf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001546/96db49c1bf-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Huffman_House_east_of_Newport.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Huffman_House_east_of_Newport.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680275","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huffman_House_(Newport,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16996090"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/craig-county/huffman-house-04001546/"}