{"nrhp_refnum":"07000805","name":"Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House","other_names":["DHR Number 124-0042"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"506 Westmoreland Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Portsmouth (Independent City)","county":"Portsmouth","state":"VA","lat":36.83315711700004,"lon":-76.36361561599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-08-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Other"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half-story, wood-frame Colonial Revival chapter house at 506 Westmoreland Avenue in the Westhaven neighborhood of Portsmouth, Virginia, built in 1935 for the Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.","why_significant":"The building is nominated under Criterion A for its association with Women's History. It was the first purpose-built DAR chapter house in Virginia, dedicated in 1935. It also reflects 1930s Colonial Revival design, adapting a Tidewater house form to a meeting hall.","narrative":"Built in 1935 at 506 Westmoreland Avenue in Portsmouth, Virginia, this one-and-one-half-story chapter house was designed by an architect, though the form does not name him. It follows the model of a Colonial Tidewater house. It has a wood frame, weatherboard siding, a brick foundation, a side-gable roof with dormers, and a central entrance under a pedimented overhang on scrolled brackets. Inside, a large meeting room with a fireplace occupies about three-fifths of the space, with a dining area and kitchen at the south end. Jerome P. Carr gave the lot and building to the Fort Nelson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in honor of his wife, and it was dedicated on December 3, 1935. It was the first purpose-built DAR chapter house in Virginia, and it is recognized for its link to women's organizations and to 1930s Colonial Revival architecture. It continues to serve as the chapter's meeting hall.","period_of_significance":"1935","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still used as a meeting hall for the DAR chapter; an air-conditioning and heating unit was installed in 2006 and the attic access was moved to the kitchen.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.535407-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/20/6826/41682620/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/07000805.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000805/557c5630f4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000805/557c5630f4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Capt1922","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fort_Nelson_Chapter_of_the_Daughters_of_the_American_Revolution_Chapter_House_18SEP2014.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Capt1922</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:Fort_Nelson_Chapter_of_the_Daughters_of_the_American_Revolution_Chapter_House_18SEP2014.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682620","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Nelson_Chapter_of_the_Daughters_of_the_American_Revolution_Chapter_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16891384"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/portsmouth/fort-nelson-chapter-of-the-daughters-of-the-american-revolution-chapter-house-07000805/"}