{"nrhp_refnum":"09001051","name":"More, MacCallum and Hudgins House Historic District","other_names":["Hudgins-Rutledge House","Dhr # 186-5020, 186-5001"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"603 Hudgins St., 439 Walker St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chase City","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"VA","lat":36.80397834900003,"lon":-78.45558545999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-09-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district in the northeast part of Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, made up of two houses, a walled garden and related buildings: the 1910 Hudgins House at 439 Walker Street and the 1929 MacCallum More estate at 603 Hudgins Street.","why_significant":"The district is significant under Criterion C for architecture and landscape architecture. MacCallum More is a Colonial Revival house designed by Richmond architect Carl M. Lindner, and its gardens reflect the work of Virginia landscape architect Charles F. Gillette. The gardens are one of Gillette's few projects in Southside Virginia and the only significant landscape feature in the community.","narrative":"Two houses facing each other across the corner of Walker and Hudgins streets in Chase City form this district. The Hudgins House, built in 1910 for Chief Justice Edward Wren Hudgins and Lucy Morton Hudgins, is a two-story frame dwelling combining Colonial Revival and Neoclassical elements, with a wraparound porch and Tuscan columns. In 1929 the family built MacCallum More, a Colonial Revival house designed by Richmond architect Carl M. Lindner, on a six-acre property. Its gardens were begun by Lucy Hudgins in 1929 with advice from landscape architect Charles F. Gillette. Her son, Commander William Henry Hudgins, expanded them through the 1970s. Walls built from stones salvaged from old chimneys and foundations enclose the gardens, which hold statues, fountains and artifacts imported from Europe and Asia. A guest cottage from about 1941 and a stone museum from 1996 complete the site. The district was listed for its architecture and landscape architecture, with a period of significance from 1910 to 1959.","period_of_significance":"1910-1959","architect_builder":"Carl Max Lindner, Sr. (architect), Charles F. Gillette (landscape architect); also Edward Wren Hudgins, Lucy Morton Hudgins, and William Henry Hudgins","architectural_style":"Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revival: Colonial Revival (Hudgins House combines Colonial Revival and Neoclassical elements)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The museum and gardens are open to the public, and MacCallum More can be used for meetings and small private parties. The former guest cottage serves as the museum gift shop and office. The Hudgins House has been extensively renovated by its current owner.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.53379-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/30/6819/41681930/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/09001051.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09001051/75ec29a45a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09001051/75ec29a45a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hudgins_House_in_Chase_City.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hudgins_House_in_Chase_City.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681930","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacCallum_More_and_Hudgins_House_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712765"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/mecklenburg-county/more-maccallum-and-hudgins-house-historic-district-09001051/"}