{"nrhp_refnum":"73002026","name":"Holly Hill","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Aylett off U.S. 360","address_restricted":false,"city":"Aylett","county":"King and Queen County","state":"VA","lat":37.79212578900007,"lon":-77.08062852919603,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-07-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Holly Hill is a two-story brick Georgian-style country house on a hill above the Mattaponi River near Aylett, King and Queen County, Virginia. It was built by Samuel Griffin Fauntleroy, probably in the 1810s and certainly before 1822.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Holly Hill as a dignified Tidewater country house that reflects the architectural conservatism of eastern Virginia, where tradition shaped the way of life. Its brickwork, hipped roof, modillion cornice and belt course resemble a plantation house built decades earlier. It is well preserved and little changed, with notable interior woodwork such as reeded mantels, fan-carved stair brackets and unusual fluted window jambs.","narrative":"Holly Hill is a two-story brick country house standing high on a hill above the Mattaponi River, across from Aylett in King and Queen County, Virginia. Samuel Griffin Fauntleroy built it, probably in the 1810s and certainly before the 1822 tax reappraisal. The five-bay house has a rear ell, Flemish bond brickwork, a hipped roof and a modillion cornice. Inside, a center-hall plan, a stair with fan-carved brackets, reeded mantels and unusual fluted window reveals survive. Its design is conservative enough that it could be mistaken for a plantation house built several decades earlier, which the nomination treats as a reflection of tradition-minded eastern Virginia. The land was patented about 1662 and later passed through the Ring and Carter families before Moore Fauntleroy bought it in 1784. It stayed in the Fauntleroy family until 1946. The house remains well preserved with few alterations, set among naturalistic grounds and farm buildings.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"Samuel Griffin Fauntleroy (builder/owner)","architectural_style":"Virginia Georgian","criteria":[],"status_note":"In excellent condition, with few later alterations; occupied as a private residence and working farm.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:58.148066-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/91/6813/41681391/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/73002026.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73002026/6f65bc1ccc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73002026/6f65bc1ccc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Ser Amantio di Nicolao","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holly_Hill_sign,_King_and_Queen_County.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ser Amantio di Nicolao</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:Holly_Hill_sign,_King_and_Queen_County.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681391","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Hill_(Aylett,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712561"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/king-and-queen-county/holly-hill-73002026/"}