{"nrhp_refnum":"100006157","name":"Glencoe","other_names":["Dhr Id# 011-0034"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1088 Poor Farm Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fincastle","county":"Botetourt County","state":"VA","lat":37.51484400000004,"lon":-79.85240199999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2021-02-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Glencoe, also called the Gabriel Wharton House, is a large two-story brick dwelling overlooking the New River in the West Radford section of Radford, Virginia. Tax records suggest it was built around 1875.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C for architecture. It combines Second Empire and Italianate features with a regional double-pile, central-passage plan. The elaborate first-floor graining and molded plaster ceilings, and the basement's division into family and servant spaces, add to its value. It was also the most substantial house in its community.","narrative":"Glencoe is a large, two-story brick house on a natural terrace above the New River in the West Radford section of Radford, Virginia. Tax records indicate it was built about 1875 for Gabriel Wharton, though family tradition gives an earlier date. It stands on a high English basement under a slate-covered deck-on-hip roof, with small gables, one-story polygonal bays and a front porch with chamfered posts and sawn brackets. The design blends Second Empire and Italianate features with a double-pile, central-passage plan, in which paired rooms share central chimneys. Inside, the first floor has grained woodwork, molded plaster ceilings and decorative mantels, while the basement separates family rooms from service rooms. At the time it was built, no other house in the community matched its scale or expense apart from nearby Arnheim. Its architectural character and well-preserved interior details are the basis for its listing, and its period of significance runs from 1875 to 1949.","period_of_significance":"1875-1949","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Late Victorian / Second Empire","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic and current function is single dwelling; the house has been recently restored, including the cornice, with the surrounding landscaping and outbuildings lost.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.470154-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/6828/41682805/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/00001439.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":null,"wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/botetourt-county/glencoe-100006157/"}