{"nrhp_refnum":"74002118","name":"Lands End","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE of Naxera on VA 614","address_restricted":false,"city":"Naxera","county":"Gloucester County","state":"VA","lat":37.326419737000066,"lon":-76.42575652112868,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-11-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Maritime History","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Lands End is a late-eighteenth-century brick gambrel-roofed farmhouse on Robins Neck near Naxera, Gloucester County, Virginia, overlooking the Severn River. It was built between 1796 and 1800 for Captain John Sinclair.","why_significant":"The nomination cites its architecture as typical of better-quality late-eighteenth-century Tidewater Virginia farmhouses, with a distinctive vertical form shaped by its low, marshy site. It is also tied to Captain John Sinclair, a Revolutionary War sea captain who carried dispatches to the French fleet before Yorktown. Later owners included members of the locally prominent Jones family.","narrative":"Lands End is a brick farmhouse near the southeastern tip of Robins Neck in Gloucester County, Virginia, facing the Severn River, a tributary of Mobjack Bay. Built between 1796 and 1800 for sea captain John Sinclair, it has a steeply pitched gambrel roof, a single-pile plan and a fully above-grade basement, which gives it an unusually tall profile on its low, marshy site. Its Flemish bond brickwork, gauged jack arches and pedimented porch are typical of good Tidewater farmhouses of the period. Inside, a closed-string stair and much original woodwork survive. A rear wing incorporates a dance parlor added in the 1840s. Sinclair was remembered for carrying dispatches to the French fleet at Newport before the Yorktown campaign, and for a 1794 privateering dispute involving the ship Unicorn. Later owners included Cary Selden Jones, Richard P. Jones and Judge Warner Throckmorton Jones. The house has been extensively renovated and is in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":"1796-1800","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late-eighteenth-century Tidewater Virginia farmhouse with gambrel roof","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition after an extensive renovation; used as a private residence and occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:58.109965-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/34/6809/41680934/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/74002118.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002118/fdd7fc0231-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002118/fdd7fc0231-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Land%27s_End,_Severn_River,_Naxera_vicinity_(Gloucester_County,_Virginia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Land%27s_End,_Severn_River,_Naxera_vicinity_(Gloucester_County,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680934","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lands_End_(Naxera,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15241476"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/gloucester-county/lands-end-74002118/"}