{"nrhp_refnum":"76002231","name":"Wilton","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Richmond, on N bank of James River","address_restricted":false,"city":"Richmond (Independent City)","county":"Richmond (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":37.56267026300003,"lon":-77.52037348999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-04-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story, five-bay Georgian brick house built in 1750-53 for William Randolph III on the James River in Henrico County. It was moved in 1933 to a terraced site in Richmond's West End, on the north bank of the James.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the most significant James River plantation mansions and the only known fully paneled house in Virginia. It is also tied to Peyton Randolph, a key figure in early Revolutionary politics. It belongs to a group of mid-eighteenth-century houses related by plan or detail, including Westover, Elsing Green and the Nelson House.","narrative":"Wilton is a Georgian brick mansion built in 1750-53 for William Randolph III on the James River below Richmond. In 1933 it was carefully moved to Richmond's West End under the direction of contractor Herbert Claiborne, with important brickwork such as the rubbed jack arches relocated intact. It stands on a terraced site above the river and now serves as a museum. The house has Flemish bond brickwork, a shallow hipped roof, pedimented doorways with Ionic pilasters, and a central-passage, double-pile plan with a walnut stair. Its main distinction is that every wall, even in the closets, is paneled, making it the only known fully paneled house in Virginia. Its plan and dimensions match those of nearby Westover. It is also linked to Peyton Randolph, Speaker of the House of Burgesses, chairman of the First Virginia Convention in 1775 and president of the First Continental Congress.","period_of_significance":"1750-1753","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent and altered by the move in 1933; the house is now used as a museum, with restricted public access. It was unoccupied when it was moved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.887292-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/57/6831/41683157/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/76002231.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76002231/67a667d960-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76002231/67a667d960-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilton,_Wilton_Road_(moved_to_Richmond),_Richmond,_Independent_City,_VA_HABS_VA,44-RICH.V,3-12.tif\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilton,_Wilton_Road_(moved_to_Richmond),_Richmond,_Independent_City,_VA_HABS_VA,44-RICH.V,3-12.tif"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"71000982","name":"James River and Kanawha Canal Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/james-river-and-kanawha-canal-historic-district-71000982/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683157","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilton_House_Museum","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8023381"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/richmond/wilton-76002231/"}