{"nrhp_refnum":"70000872","name":"Point of Honor","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"112 Cabell St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lynchburg (Independent City)","county":"Lynchburg","state":"VA","lat":37.42033767300006,"lon":-79.14383740599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-02-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Point of Honor is a two-story stuccoed brick Federal-style mansion at 112 Cabell Street in Lynchburg, Virginia, completed in 1806 for Doctor George Cabell.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a distinctive and unusually sophisticated example of early-nineteenth-century domestic architecture, with a design related to Richmond townhouses tied to Benjamin Henry Latrobe. It is also associated with several prominent Lynchburg families and with the Lynch family land that gave rise to the city. It is described as one of the city's oldest and finest houses.","narrative":"Point of Honor is a two-story Federal mansion of stuccoed brick in Lynchburg, Virginia, built for the physician Doctor George Cabell, who bought the land in 1805 and had the house ready by 1806. The facade has a three-bay center flanked by octagonal-ended projections, a shallow hipped roof with a bracketed cornice, and original stone steps with wrought iron railings. Inside, the drawing room door surround and mantel carry pineapple and tassel-and-swag motifs. The house took its name in 1812 after a bloodless duel nearby. Later residents included the Langhorne brothers, the Daniel family and Colonel Robert L. Owen. The architect-builder is unknown, but the design closely resembles Richmond townhouses linked to Benjamin Henry Latrobe. The land was once part of the Lynch family holdings, whose ferry became the nucleus of Lynchburg. The city now owns the house, and it was being restored as a museum, with an informal park above it overlooking the James River.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1806)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the City of Lynchburg; listed as in fair condition, with restoration in process and being prepared to serve as a museum.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.671408-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/73/6817/41681773/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/70000872.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000872/9fbacdb7d3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000872/9fbacdb7d3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Point_of_Honor_Lynchburg_Nov_08.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Point_of_Honor_Lynchburg_Nov_08.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"83003289","name":"Daniel's Hill Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/daniels-hill-historic-district-83003289/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681773","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_Honor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7208225"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/lynchburg/point-of-honor-70000872/"}