{"nrhp_refnum":"74002116","name":"Point of Fork Plantation","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Columbia off VA 624","address_restricted":false,"city":"Columbia","county":"Fluvanna County","state":"VA","lat":37.75146709550006,"lon":-78.1780195128284,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-08-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Classical Revival plantation house with surviving outbuildings on a wedge of land at the junction of the James and Rivanna Rivers, west of Columbia in Fluvanna County, Virginia, built in the 1820s by William Galt.","why_significant":"The nomination cites the house as a major example of plantation architecture in the upper James region, showing the transition from the Adam style of the Federal period to the Greek Revival. Its large portico is described as one of the early uses of the Greek Doric order in Virginia, and its brickwork and woodwork are noted as exceptional. The site also has Monocan, Revolutionary War and Civil War associations.","narrative":"Point of Fork Plantation occupies a wedge of land where the James and Rivanna Rivers meet, in Fluvanna County near Columbia. Its two-story brick house sits on a high basement and ridge above the river bottoms. A two-story portico with Greek Doric columns shelters the west front, and the walls are laid in unusually fine Flemish bond. Inside, a central hall holds a spiral stair and an elliptical arch with carved detail. A brick office with a Doric portico and a servants' house also survive. William Galt, a Richmond merchant born in Scotland, built the house in the 1820s, and it passed to his great-nephew James Galt after Galt's death in 1826. The point was traditionally linked to the Monocan town of Rausawek and later held a Revolutionary War military installation. General Sheridan used the house as headquarters in 1865. The house is valued for its refined detailing and its place between Federal and Greek Revival design.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"William Galt","architectural_style":"Classical Revival; transition from Adam (Federal) to Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as well maintained and in good condition; the form checks occupied and private residence. The servants' house is in poor repair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.758618-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/6807/41680705/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/74002116.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002116/51be5010a1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002116/51be5010a1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Point_of_Fork_plantation_house.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Point_of_Fork_plantation_house.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680705","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_Fork_Plantation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713080"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/fluvanna-county/point-of-fork-plantation-74002116/"}