{"nrhp_refnum":"11000350","name":"Chapel Hill","other_names":["Dhr Id # 081-0521"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"68 Charming Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lexington","county":"Rockbridge County","state":"VA","lat":37.72041000000007,"lon":-79.41287137999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-06-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Chapel Hill is a two-story Federal-style brick house at 68 Charming Lane near Lexington in Rockbridge County, Virginia, built about 1842 for Henry and Sarah Amole. It has a ca. 1910 rear wing, a stone chimney from an outbuilding, and the ruins of a bank barn.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C for architecture at the local level. It is notable for highly unusual vernacular mantels, a finely crafted front entry surround, molded brick cornices, and a surviving stone chimney from a former outbuilding. It is otherwise a conventional center-passage Federal house of a prosperous Rockbridge County farmer.","narrative":"Chapel Hill is a two-story brick house on a hillside near Lexington, Virginia, overlooking Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. Built around 1842 for farmer and wheat fan manufacturer Henry Amole and his wife Sarah, it follows the Federal pattern common among prosperous Rockbridge County farmers: a five-bay front, side-gable roof, end chimneys and a center-passage plan. Its molded brick cornices and arched fanlight entry show careful craftsmanship. Inside, four original mantels blend Federal and Greek Revival ideas in an exaggerated vernacular manner, including sunburst-like ornaments made of turned petals. The Rees family bought the farm in 1898 and added a two-story rear wing around 1910. Nearby are a limestone chimney, probably left from a summer kitchen and possible slave quarter, and the ruins of a timber frame bank barn. The property was recognized for its architecture, covering about 2.3 acres at the local level.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1842-ca. 1910","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal; Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as work in progress; the house was long used as a rental and the owner plans rehabilitation. Finishes are deteriorated or damaged in places.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.707568-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/88/6833/41683388/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/11000350.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000350/bd4c935588-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000350/bd4c935588-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lasmit30","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Picture_of_Chapel_Hill,_Lexington,_VA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Lasmit30</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Picture_of_Chapel_Hill,_Lexington,_VA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683388","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapel_Hill_(Lexington,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15733830"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/rockbridge-county/chapel-hill-11000350/"}