{"nrhp_refnum":"05001233","name":"Wintergreen County Store","other_names":["Harris Store","Slaughter's","Fitzpatrick's","VHDR file number 062-0117"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of VA 151 and VA 627, 1368 Rockfish Valley Hwy","address_restricted":false,"city":"Nellysford","county":"Nelson County","state":"VA","lat":37.88504119300006,"lon":-78.89880181299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-11-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A frame rural general store at the intersection of Routes 151 and 627 in the Wintergreen area near Nellysford, Nelson County, Virginia. Grover Harris built the original section in 1908-1909, and it was enlarged in several phases afterward.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the store was a center of commerce, supply, and community life for rural Nelson County and is the only survivor of a series of stores at this crossroads. It qualifies under Criterion A for its role in local commerce. It qualifies under Criterion C as an example of how a rural general store expanded to meet changing commercial times.","narrative":"Built in 1908-1909 by Grover Harris on a quarter-acre lot deeded by his father, this frame building near Nellysford began as a one-room, three-bay general store. It grew in phases: an expansion around 1925, a two-story living addition in 1928, and a 1974-75 conversion by the Wintergreen resort into offices and a welcoming center. Weatherboard siding, a standing-seam metal shed roof, and porches on the west and east sides define its look. The store supplied farm goods on credit, drew customers to Harris's neighboring grist mill, and also housed a bar, a post office from the 1940s, and a voting precinct. It served as a community gathering place. It is the only survivor of several stores that once stood near this crossroads. Its growth reflects the boom of the 1920s, and its limits reflect the automobile era, since its floodplain site prevented adding gasoline tanks. It now houses an art gallery and apartments.","period_of_significance":"1908 - 1953","architect_builder":"Grover C Harris","architectural_style":"Early 20th Century American Movement: Commercial Style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently functions as an art gallery with three attached apartments; the grounds are used for public events.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.68698-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/13/6820/41682013/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/05001233.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001233/57e7fc1837-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001233/57e7fc1837-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wintergreen_Country_Store_and_museum.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wintergreen_Country_Store_and_museum.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"16000534","name":"South Rockfish Valley Rural Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/south-rockfish-valley-rural-historic-district-16000534/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682013","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wintergreen_Country_Store","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8026463"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/nelson-county/wintergreen-county-store-05001233/"}