{"nrhp_refnum":"09000663","name":"South East Street Historic District","other_names":["VDHR File No. 204-0064"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"S. E., E. Asher, E. Chandler, and Page Sts., and Culpeper National Cemetery","address_restricted":false,"city":"Culpeper","county":"Culpeper County","state":"VA","lat":38.46863056850006,"lon":-77.99450503026539,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-08-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Military"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district on the southern edge of downtown Culpeper, Virginia, made up of South East Street from Stevens to Page Streets, one block of East Asher and East Chandler Streets, and the Culpeper National Cemetery. It holds 96 resources, mostly 19th- and early 20th-century houses and outbuildings.","why_significant":"The district holds the town's largest concentration of historic domestic architecture, with Federal, Carpenter's Gothic, Italianate, Colonial Revival, Bungalow and Cape Cod houses. It developed as a fashionable residential area from the 1850s, near the courthouse, and kept its large lots and rural feel. Its houses were used by troops during the Civil War, and it includes the E. B. Hill Mansion and the Episcopal rectory.","narrative":"South East Street Historic District is a residential area at the edge of downtown Culpeper, Virginia. It covers South East Street between Stevens and Page Streets, a block of East Asher and East Chandler Streets, and the Culpeper National Cemetery. The oldest confirmed house is the late Federal-style Episcopal rectory, shown on an 1835 map. From the 1850s the street grew into a fashionable address near the courthouse, with ornamented houses such as the 1852 Carpenter's Gothic cottage and the 1857 Italianate E. B. Hill Mansion. Later building added Victorian, Colonial Revival, Bungalow and Cape Cod houses. The district escaped physical damage in the Civil War, though troops camped on its open land and used homes as residences and hospitals. Large lots, mature trees and long family ownership have preserved much original character. It holds the town's largest concentration of historic domestic architecture, which is why it was listed.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Designers of most houses are unknown; the 1852 Lawrence-Payne-Chelt House is attributed to builder Philip Tazewell Moore.","architectural_style":"Federal, Gothic Revival, Italian Villa, Eclectic, Gothic, Italianate, Colonial Revival, Ranch Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most houses are in exemplary to average condition with very few in serious disrepair; some are divided into apartments, and at least one is a bed and breakfast.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.739331-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/6803/41680315/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/09000663.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000663/2f4021fcb9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000663/2f4021fcb9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Ser Amantio di Nicolao","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_East_Street_Historic_District,_Culpeper.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ser Amantio di Nicolao</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_East_Street_Historic_District,_Culpeper.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680315","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_East_Street_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713223"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/culpeper-county/south-east-street-historic-district-09000663/"}