{"nrhp_refnum":"69000269","name":"Little Cherrystone","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of jct. of Rtes. 703 and 832","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chatham","county":"Pittsylvania County","state":"VA","lat":36.82210544700004,"lon":-79.35713383853238,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1969-11-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Little Cherrystone is a multi-part house near Chatham in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, with an older one-story frame north wing and a circa 1800 two-story brick section joined by a frame hyphen.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a valuable collection of traditional Virginia architectural styles, notable for the contrast in size and shape among its units. Its finely carved and painted interior woodwork is described as exceptional for the South Piedmont and as an example of provincial Virginia design. It is also tied to Thomas Hill Wooding, who probably built the brick addition.","narrative":"Little Cherrystone is a farmhouse complex near Chatham in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, made up of two major building units and at least two smaller sections. The oldest part is a one-story frame wing with a broad Flemish bond chimney. At a right angle, and joined by a narrow two-story frame hyphen, stands a circa 1800 brick house with a gable roof, three-course American bond and nine-over-nine sash windows. Its east doorway has pilasters, strapwork and pierced detailing beneath a dentiled cornice. Inside, the brick section keeps marbleized wall finishes, a reeded and fluted chair rail, and a mantel with sunburst panels. The frame wing may predate 1790, when Col. Robert Wooding gave land to Thomas Hill Wooding, who likely built the brick addition. Wooding commanded the local militia and served in the House of Delegates. The property was listed for its blend of traditional Virginia building styles and its exceptional interior woodwork, notable for the South Piedmont region.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Thomas Hill Wooding (probably built the brick addition)","architectural_style":"Collection of traditional Virginia architectural styles; Federal-style details in the brick section","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition marked fair; the entrance doorway is described as deteriorated. Listed as occupied, private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:58.047846-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/6825/41682572/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/69000269.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/69000269/ecdcd7ec41-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/69000269/ecdcd7ec41-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Frances Benjamin Johnston","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Detail_Moses_House_near_Chatham_Pittsylvania_County_Virginia_by_Frances_Benjamin_Johnston.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Frances Benjamin Johnston</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Detail_Moses_House_near_Chatham_Pittsylvania_County_Virginia_by_Frances_Benjamin_Johnston.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682572","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Cherrystone","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15242495"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/pittsylvania-county/little-cherrystone-69000269/"}