{"nrhp_refnum":"10000089","name":"Caryswood","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8291 Colonial Hwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Evington","county":"Campbell County","state":"VA","lat":37.23297520150004,"lon":-79.2528098824568,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-03-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Caryswood is a two-story frame antebellum house in an L plan on a 15-acre tract near Evington, Campbell County, Virginia, built circa 1855 for the Saunders family. The property also includes a circa 1856 stable and the sites of an icehouse, smokehouse and office.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be one of the earliest known examples in Campbell County of the transition from Greek Revival to Italianate style. It also has flush tongue-and-groove siding, which is very rare in Central Virginia. A mid-19th-century timberframe stable adds to its significance under Criterion C at the local level.","narrative":"Caryswood is a two-story frame house on the southwest slope of Willey's Mountain near Evington, Campbell County, Virginia. Construction began in 1854 for Robert Chancellor Saunders, and the family moved in during the late summer of 1855. The house takes its name from his wife, Caryetta. Local tradition credits carpenter James Womack with the work. Its L-shaped plan combines Greek Revival features, such as six-over-six windows and a sidelit entry, with an Italianate bay window and bracketed cornices. The flush tongue-and-groove siding is very rare in Central Virginia. A small roof platform reached by a boxed stair likely aided summer ventilation. The nomination links the design to Bleak Hill, built by Saunders's brother in Franklin County. A circa 1856 timberframe stable survives, while the icehouse, smokehouse and office are now only sites. The house is significant for architecture as an early local example of the shift from Greek Revival to Italianate style.","period_of_significance":"1854-1900","architect_builder":"Attributed to James Womack, Builder","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival; Late Victorian: Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single-family dwelling, with the stable now used for storage; the smokehouse is decayed, and the icehouse and office survive only as sites.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.18591-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/6799/41679926/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/10000089.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000089/cac63b4efb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000089/cac63b4efb-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caryswood_driveway.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caryswood_driveway.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679926","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryswood","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712135"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/campbell-county/caryswood-10000089/"}