{"nrhp_refnum":"11000832","name":"Barrett-Chumney House","other_names":["004-5017"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2400 Richmond Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Amelia Courthouse","county":"Amelia County","state":"VA","lat":37.22834999750006,"lon":-77.84527316161189,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-11-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-bay, two-story frame Federal-style I-house with Greek Revival alterations on a 13.4-acre farm along Richmond Road (Route 612) in Amelia County, Virginia, built circa 1823 by Thomas Barrett.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a remarkably intact example of Federal-style regional architecture, notable for its rear door surround with demi-lune transom and extensive decorative reeding in mantels, doors and window surrounds. Mid-nineteenth-century Greek Revival changes and early twentieth-century farm outbuildings add to its value as a picture of an evolving Piedmont farmstead. It is significant at the local level under Criterion C.","narrative":"Set on 13.4 acres along Richmond Road in Amelia County, Virginia, this five-bay, two-story frame house was built circa 1823 by Thomas Barrett, who bought the land in 1817. Land tax records show building values rising in 1823 and 1824, suggesting construction continued over several years. The house follows a central-hall plan with a stone and brick foundation, weatherboard siding and three exterior chimneys. Its most distinctive features are a Federal-style rear door with a demi-lune transom and reeded woodwork on doors, window surrounds, mantels and cabinets throughout the first floor. After 1859, James J. Oliver, who had married Barrett's daughter, lowered the steep hipped roof and added a Greek Revival front door surround and porch. Early twentieth-century outbuildings, including a tobacco barn, sheds and a carriage house or garage, remain nearby. The property was listed for its architecture and its record of rural farm life through 1947.","period_of_significance":"circa 1823-1947","architect_builder":"Thomas Barrett (builder/owner)","architectural_style":"Early Republic / Federal; Mid-19th Century / Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a single dwelling with secondary farm structures; ballroom partitions were removed in the 1970s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.149503-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/98/6794/41679498/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/11000832.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000832/aab01e7e9c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000832/aab01e7e9c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barrett-Chumney_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barrett-Chumney_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679498","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett%E2%80%93Chumney_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712000"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/amelia-county/barrett-chumney-house-11000832/"}