{"nrhp_refnum":"75002020","name":"Glebe House of St. Anne's Parish","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2.5 mi. NE of Champlain on N bank of Farmers Hall Creek","address_restricted":false,"city":"Champlain","county":"Essex County","state":"VA","lat":38.033406155500046,"lon":-76.9601475195002,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-03-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick glebe house of St. Anne's Parish on the north bank of Farmers Hall Creek, northeast of Champlain in Essex County, Virginia. It was built in the early eighteenth century, with a data sheet giving about 1730, and originally served as the parish rectory.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a significant example of a rare colonial building type, since only about a dozen glebe houses survive in Virginia. It is described as one of the oldest and most architecturally distinguished, with outstanding Flemish-bond brickwork. It may be the oldest brick house in Essex County, and it is linked to a dispute over the vestry's power to appoint clergy.","narrative":"Set on open farmland overlooking Occupacia Creek near the Rappahannock River, this two-story brick house served as the glebe house, or rectory, of St. Anne's Parish in Essex County. It measures about 50 by 20 feet and has Flemish-bond walls with glazed headers, gauged jack arches, rubbed brick corners and interior end chimneys with corbeled caps. Construction date is uncertain, but the brickwork points to the early eighteenth century, possibly alongside the 1731 addition to nearby Vauter's Church. The parish owned the land from 1714 until the state ordered glebe lands sold in 1802, and the house passed into private hands in 1803. Its first occupant was the Scottish minister Robert Rose, who arrived in 1725. Only about a dozen Virginia glebe houses survive, and this one is regarded as among the oldest and finest. The house is now unoccupied, and its mantels, floors and woodwork are stored inside for restoration.","period_of_significance":"18th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular with Georgian elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Unoccupied and awaiting restoration; the interior woodwork and floors have been removed and stored in the house. Condition is marked deteriorated.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.922491-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/63/6804/41680463/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/75002020.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75002020/67b4c2e451-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75002020/67b4c2e451-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Anne%27s_Parish_Glebe_House,_U.S._Route_17_near_Route_632,_Champlain_vicinity_(Essex_County,_Virginia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Anne%27s_Parish_Glebe_House,_U.S._Route_17_near_Route_632,_Champlain_vicinity_(Essex_County,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100005837","name":"Occupacia-Rappahannock Rural Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/occupacia-rappahannock-rural-historic-district-100005837/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680463","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glebe_House_of_St._Anne%27s_Parish","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712363"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/essex-county/glebe-house-of-st-annes-parish-75002020/"}