{"nrhp_refnum":"70000795","name":"Little England","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E of Gloucester on VA 672","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gloucester","county":"Gloucester County","state":"VA","lat":37.253888956000054,"lon":-76.47487455441865,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-12-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Little England is a two-and-a-half story brick Georgian plantation house on a point of land between Sara's Creek and the York River in Gloucester County, Virginia. It probably dates from the latter half of the eighteenth century, though tradition says it was built earlier.","why_significant":"The nomination holds that Little England is one of Virginia's least altered and best preserved colonial plantation houses. Its form, brickwork and interior paneling are described as classic examples of mid-Georgian design and craftsmanship. The property also traces to a 1651 Perrin land grant, and the Perrin family stayed prosperous well after the Revolution.","narrative":"Little England is a brick plantation house on a narrow point of land where Sara's Creek meets the York River in Gloucester County, Virginia. The two-and-a-half story, five-bay Georgian house has Flemish bond brickwork, rubbed and gauged arches, a modillioned cornice, and a long axial avenue approaching from the east. Inside, it holds some of the finest colonial paneling in Virginia, including a fully paneled drawing room with a Doric chimneypiece and a spacious stairhall. The land traces to a 1651 grant to John Perrin, and the Perrin family prospered through the eighteenth century and beyond. The house probably dates from the later eighteenth century, and Thomas Waterman attributed it to architect John Ariss. After years in poor but little altered condition, it was carefully restored in 1939. Its original interior paint colors were copied for use in the Williamsburg restoration. It is regarded as one of Virginia's best preserved colonial plantation houses.","period_of_significance":"18th Century","architect_builder":"John Ariss (attributed by Thomas T. Waterman); 1939 restoration by architect Charles Willing of Philadelphia, with contractors Claiborne and Taylor of Richmond","architectural_style":"Georgian (mid-Georgian)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition and unaltered; used as a private residence. Restored in 1939, with a wing added in 1954.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.993769-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/6809/41680912/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/70000795.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000795/09ee3fae4d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000795/09ee3fae4d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Little_England,_State_Route_672_vicinity,_Bena_vicinity_(Gloucester_County,_Virginia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Little_England,_State_Route_672_vicinity,_Bena_vicinity_(Gloucester_County,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680912","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_England_(Gloucester,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15242498"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/gloucester-county/little-england-70000795/"}