{"nrhp_refnum":"12001273","name":"Green Hill","other_names":["Vdhr # 134-0015"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1721 Lovetts Pond Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Virginia Beach (Independent City)","county":"Virginia Beach","state":"VA","lat":36.901214511000035,"lon":-76.05425233399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2013-02-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Green Hill is a single-family brick house at 1721 Lovetts Pond Lane in Virginia Beach, Virginia, built around 1791 by John Lovett. It has two 1954 wings designed by architect Finlay F. Ferguson Jr.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that Green Hill is a relatively rare surviving eighteenth-century Georgian/Federal house in Virginia Beach and the former Princess Anne County. It retains most of its historic interior and exterior features and is among the larger examples. The 1954 expansion by regional architect Finlay Ferguson Jr. shows the house's continued evolution. It is eligible under Criterion C for architecture at the local level.","narrative":"Green Hill is a two-story, five-bay brick house built around 1791 on Lovetts Pond Lane in Virginia Beach. John Lovett, a member of one of the early founding families of Princess Anne County, built it on land his family had held since 1714. The main block follows a central hall plan, with Flemish bond brickwork, nine-over-nine sash windows, a slate side-gable roof, and interior chimneys at each end. Inside, many original doors, mantels, trim and pine floors survive. In 1954 the owners added two gambrel-roofed wings with wood siding, designed by regional architect Finlay F. Ferguson Jr., who specialized in restorations, including work at Colonial Williamsburg. The house is regarded as a rare surviving late eighteenth-century Georgian/Federal dwelling in the city and one of its larger examples. Its significance for architecture covers the years from construction in 1791 through the 1954 additions. It has remained a single-family home throughout.","period_of_significance":"1791-1954","architect_builder":"Lovett, John; Ferguson, Finlay Forbes, Jr. (1954 addition)","architectural_style":"Colonial/Georgian; Early Republic/Federal/Adamesque","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Overall condition is excellent following an extensive renovation about 2004; in use as a single-family dwelling since construction.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.864673-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/6839/41683973/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/12001273.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001273/a465fe167e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001273/a465fe167e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GREEN_HILL,_VIRGINIA_BEACH,_VA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GREEN_HILL,_VIRGINIA_BEACH,_VA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683973","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Hill_(Virginia_Beach,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16891890"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/virginia-beach/green-hill-12001273/"}