{"nrhp_refnum":"06000708","name":"Stone, R.L., House","other_names":["Vdhr# 044-5174","Ithica"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3136 Fairystone Park Hwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bassett","county":"Henry County","state":"VA","lat":36.75759484400004,"lon":-79.98439744899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-08-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Classical Revival house at 3136 Fairystone Park Highway in Bassett, Henry County, Virginia, built c. 1930-1938 as the home of Reed Lewis Stone and his wife, on a 2.88-acre site with a garage, workshop, stable and gazebo.","why_significant":"The house is tied to Reed Lewis Stone, one of the four founders of Bassett Furniture, which grew into one of the largest furniture makers in the world. It is also described as a nearly pristine example of Classical Revival architecture, with intact interior features and several original outbuildings.","narrative":"Set on a hillside above Fairystone Park Highway and the Smith River in Bassett, Virginia, this two-story brick house was built between about 1930 and 1938 for Reed Lewis Stone and his wife, Nancy Susan \"Dink\" Stone. Stone was one of four founders of Bassett Furniture Company and the leading builder in town, though the architect and builder of his home are not known. The house shows Classical Revival design through its full-height pedimented entry porch with slender columns, its slate hipped roof, Flemish bond brick walls, and a curving stair in the entry hall. Most interior woodwork, flooring, bathroom fixtures and mantels survive. Original outbuildings include a garage, workshop, stable and gazebo. The property is listed for its link to Stone, whose career helped build one of the world's largest furniture makers, and for its well-preserved architecture. Its period of significance runs from the 1930 land purchase to 1956, when Mrs. Stone died.","period_of_significance":"1930-1956","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Has been a private residence since construction and left the Stone family in 2005; the current owners plan to rehabilitate it using the Virginia Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.398832-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/61/6812/41681261/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/06000708.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000708/18528316a8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000708/18528316a8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:R.L._Stone_property_lawn.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:R.L._Stone_property_lawn.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681261","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.L._Stone_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713111"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/henry-county/stone-r-l-house-06000708/"}