{"nrhp_refnum":"70000830","name":"Mount Zion","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of jct. of Rtes. 624 and 639","address_restricted":false,"city":"Milldale","county":"Warren County","state":"VA","lat":39.00004600550005,"lon":-78.10269698082828,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-02-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Mt. Zion is a two-story fieldstone mansion with a hipped roof near Milldale in Warren County, Virginia, probably built soon after 1771 for the Reverend Charles Mynn Thruston. The nominated property covers about 375 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an example of provincialism on a grand scale, contrasting a fortress-like rough stone exterior with a finely detailed interior. It is also tied to Thruston, the 'Warrior Parson,' a Revolutionary-era soldier, minister and legislator, and to the Earle family, who have owned it since 1842.","narrative":"Mt. Zion is a large two-story mansion of random-laid fieldstone near Milldale in Warren County, Virginia. It has a hipped roof, four interior end chimneys and a modillioned cornice. Palladian-style openings mark the upper stories of the southwest and northeast fronts, and a one-story Victorian porch covers the northeast entrance. Inside, a broad central hall is divided by a three-arched screen, and the east room has a richly carved mantel and overmantel. The house was probably built soon after 1771, when the Reverend Charles Mynn Thruston bought the land. Thruston served under Washington, raised troops in the Revolution, was known as the 'Warrior Parson,' and later sat in the Virginia legislature. The Earle family has owned the property since 1842. The nomination describes the contrast between the fortress-like exterior and the delicate interior trim, which local tradition credits to Hessian craftsmen, as provincialism on a grand scale. The nominated property covers about 375 acres.","period_of_significance":"1771-72","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition, unaltered, on its original site, and occupied as a 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 02:51:57.865288-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/27/6840/41684027/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/70000830.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000830/4486b3579d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000830/4486b3579d-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:MOUNT_ZION,_MILLDALE,_WARREN_COUNTY,_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:MOUNT_ZION,_MILLDALE,_WARREN_COUNTY,_VA.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"15000809","name":"Rockland Rural Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/rockland-rural-historic-district-15000809/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41684027","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Zion_(Milldale,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712916"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/warren-county/mount-zion-70000830/"}