{"nrhp_refnum":"76002223","name":"Miller-Claytor House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Treasure Island Rd. at Miller-Claytor Lane","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lynchburg (Independent City)","county":"Lynchburg","state":"VA","lat":37.43695643900003,"lon":-79.16343252299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-05-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story white frame house built about 1791 in Lynchburg, Virginia, originally at 8th and Church Streets downtown and later moved to a site at the edge of Riverside Park on Treasure Island Road.","why_significant":"It is believed to be the fourth house built in the new town of Lynchburg and probably the oldest surviving dwelling there. It is an example of urban vernacular architecture, with a pre-Georgian plan and two front doors. Thomas Wiatt, the city's first mayor, and Ann Ursula Byrd lived there.","narrative":"Built around 1791, this two-story frame house first stood at 8th and Church Streets in downtown Lynchburg. It has beaded weatherboards, a gable roof of standing-seam metal, a stone foundation and two end chimneys. Two front doors open into a pre-Georgian plan with a hall and parlor but no central passage. The house is believed to be the fourth built in the new town and probably the oldest surviving dwelling in Lynchburg. John Miller, a tavern keeper, bought the lot in 1790 and likely built it soon afterward. Thomas Wiatt, the city's first mayor, later owned it, and Owen Owens's family, who ran a girls' school and started a circulating library, rented it. Samuel Claytor bought it in 1825. In 1936, plans to demolish it for a service station led to the founding of the Lynchburg Historical Society and the house's relocation to Riverside Park, where it was restored and now serves as a museum and offices.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal (data sheet); urban vernacular with a pre-Georgian first-floor plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Moved and carefully restored after a dilapidated state, retaining most original fabric; occupied and used as a museum and offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.339735-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/51/6817/41681751/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/76002223.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76002223/ec3eb70174-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76002223/ec3eb70174-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miller_Claytor_Front_Lynchburg_Nov_08.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miller_Claytor_Front_Lynchburg_Nov_08.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681751","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller%E2%80%93Claytor_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6859029"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/lynchburg/miller-claytor-house-76002223/"}