{"nrhp_refnum":"08000066","name":"Jefferson, Martha, Historic District","other_names":["Locust Grove Addition","104-5144"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Includes parts of Lexington, Locust & Grove Aves., & E. High, Maple, Sycamore, Poplar & Hazel Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlottesville (Independent City)","county":"Charlottesville","state":"VA","lat":38.034966217500056,"lon":-78.46987819348593,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-02-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Health/Medicine"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 58.88-acre residential historic district just northeast of downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, developed mainly between 1893 and 1957 on the former Locust Grove plantation land. It includes Maplewood Cemetery and Martha Jefferson Hospital at its southern end.","why_significant":"The form describes an intact suburban neighborhood with few modern alterations, showing vernacular Late Victorian, Colonial Revival and Bungalow/Craftsman houses popular in Charlottesville. It centers on Locust Grove, a mid-19th-century Greek Revival plantation house, and on the Locust Grove Investment Company's 1890s subdivision. The excerpt does not include the full Section 8 statement, so the stated criteria are not readable.","narrative":"Northeast of downtown Charlottesville lies a 58.88-acre neighborhood of tree-lined streets and mostly two-story brick and frame houses. Almost all of it was built between 1893 and 1957 on land once tied to Locust Grove, a Greek Revival plantation house built in 1840-44 for the Sinclair family. In 1892 the Locust Grove Investment Company bought the land, subdivided it, and built eleven speculative houses in the 1890s. Most homes are modest vernacular designs, likely drawn from pattern books, with Late Victorian porch details, Colonial Revival columns and cornices, and later Bungalow/Craftsman examples. Some were built of early rock-faced concrete block by the Lupton construction firm. Maplewood Cemetery is the district's only green space, and Martha Jefferson Hospital occupies much of the southern end. Original architectural fabric survives largely intact, with additions mostly at the rear, which makes the area a well-preserved example of Charlottesville's early suburban growth.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Locust Grove Investment Company; William N. and John Lupton (construction firm); few other builders or architects identified","architectural_style":"Late Victorian; Colonial Revival; Bungalow/Craftsman; Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Mostly intact residential neighborhood with some medical office buildings and hospital parking at its southern end; many houses retain original fabric with rear additions.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.497364-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/99/6800/41680099/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/08000066.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000066/e60d70fe78-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000066/e60d70fe78-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Nickmorgan2","credit_html":"Nickmorgan2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martha_Jefferson_HD.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680099","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Jefferson_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15248996"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/charlottesville/jefferson-martha-historic-district-08000066/"}