{"nrhp_refnum":"05000522","name":"Yorkshire House","other_names":["156-5095"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"405 Winchester St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Warrenton","county":"Fauquier County","state":"VA","lat":38.72518088400005,"lon":-77.79879687499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-06-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Yorkshire House is a two-story brick residence at 405 Winchester Street in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, built in 1938-39 on a 9.75-acre parcel with three outbuildings. It was designed by Swiss architect Henri de Heller and built by Charles T. Grant.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C for architecture. It is a locally important example of an eclectic, transitional design heavily influenced by the Modern Movement, blending Art Moderne and Art Deco features with Georgian and Colonial Revival elements. Its materials, craftsmanship and inserted Parliament stones add to its interest.","narrative":"Yorkshire House is a two-story brick residence on a ridge along Winchester Street in Warrenton, Virginia, completed in 1938-39 after fire destroyed an earlier house on the site. Swiss architect Henri de Heller designed it and Warrenton builder Charles T. Grant constructed it. The house combines Modern Movement features with traditional ones: a low-pitched slate roof, a curved corner with continuous steel casement windows, a glass block window, an elliptical dining room bay and an Art Deco metal balcony railing, set against handmade Williamsburg brick laid in an unusual Flemish-variant bond and tall Jacobean-style chimneys. Two carved Parliament stones from the Palace of Westminster, bearing the white rose of York, are set into the walls. Inside are stylized cornices with concealed lighting, marble fireplaces and a circular stair hall. The property also has a garage, pump house, storage shed and terraced gardens. It was recognized for its architecture, which blends several styles in a distinctive local example.","period_of_significance":"1938-1939","architect_builder":"Henri de Heller, Architect; Charles T. Grant, Builder","architectural_style":"Modern Movement","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Currently still used as a single dwelling, with its garage, pump house and shed also in their domestic functions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.951222-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/6806/41680615/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/05000522.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000522/f6102f40a6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000522/f6102f40a6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YORKSHIRE_HOUSE,_FAUQUIER_COUNTY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</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:YORKSHIRE_HOUSE,_FAUQUIER_COUNTY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680615","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713576"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/fauquier-county/yorkshire-house-05000522/"}