{"nrhp_refnum":"73002000","name":"Greenfield","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E of Charlotte Court House on VA 656","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlotte Court House","county":"Charlotte County","state":"VA","lat":37.06743071850005,"lon":-78.58151020954554,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Greenfield is a two-story frame plantation house near Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia, built in 1771 by Isaac Read. It is described as the oldest surviving two-story frame dwelling in the county.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Greenfield as an architecturally notable, well-preserved 18th-century house with Georgian interior woodwork. It was also the home plantation of Colonel Isaac Read, a member of the Read family, who were among the leading gentry of the county. The house has stayed in the hands of his descendants.","narrative":"Greenfield is a two-story frame plantation house east of Charlotte Court House, Virginia, described as the oldest surviving two-story frame dwelling in Charlotte County. Colonel Isaac Read built it in 1771, the year of his marriage to Sarah Embra, using hand-hewn timbers and other materials taken from the site and shaped by servants of the plantation. The five-bay main block has a modillion cornice and is flanked by one-story wings. Inside, a Georgian stair with turned balusters rises from the center hall, and the dining room has a chimneypiece with fluted pilasters and a deep reeded frieze. Much of the woodwork and hardware is original. The house belonged to the Read family, prominent gentry who held county offices, and passed through Isaac Read's widow, his son Isaac Read II, and later descendants. A recent renovation added a kitchen wing and replaced the early wooden shingle roof. The park-like setting adds to its character.","period_of_significance":"18th Century","architect_builder":"Isaac Read (builder/owner); materials hand-hewn on site by plantation servants","architectural_style":"Georgian (interior stair and woodwork); frame five-bay, single-pile main block with one-story wings","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition, unaltered per the form, occupied as a private residence; a recent renovation added a rear kitchen wing and a concrete shingle roof.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.63632-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/65/6800/41680065/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/73002000.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73002000/8337509f42-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73002000/8337509f42-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greenfield_near_Charlotte_CH.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greenfield_near_Charlotte_CH.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680065","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenfield_(Charlotte_Court_House,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712395"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/charlotte-county/greenfield-73002000/"}