{"nrhp_refnum":"78003016","name":"Brentmoor","other_names":["Spilman-Mosby House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"173 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Warrenton","county":"Fauquier County","state":"VA","lat":38.71159364400006,"lon":-77.79056235899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-01-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Brentmoor, also called the Spilman-Mosby House, is an L-shaped, two-story stuccoed brick house at 173 Main Street in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, completed in 1861 in the Italian Villa style.","why_significant":"It is presented as a fine example of the Italian Villa style, popularized by Andrew Jackson Downing, which resembles a design in his 1850 book. It is also tied to prominent northern Virginians, including Colonel John Singleton Mosby, who owned it from 1875 to 1877, and General Eppa Hunton, who lived there from 1877 to 1902.","narrative":"Brentmoor is a stuccoed brick house on Main Street in Warrenton, Virginia, built between about 1859 and 1861 for Edward M. Spilman. Its L-shaped plan, central cross gable, round-arched entry, bracketed porch and picturesque bay windows show the Italian Villa style, which Andrew Jackson Downing promoted as suited to warm climates. Inside, the main rooms keep marble mantels and plaster ceiling medallions, and the rear ell has an open-string stair and simple Greek Revival mantels. A brick kitchen and quarters building and a smokehouse also survive, forming a small courtyard behind the house. The property is notable for its owners as well as its design. Judge James Keith sold it to Confederate ranger John S. Mosby in 1875. Mosby sold it in 1877 to Eppa Hunton, a Confederate general, congressman and senator, who lived there until 1902. The house remains a private residence on about four acres.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italian Villa","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in excellent condition and unaltered, and used as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.708434-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/61/6806/41680661/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/78003016.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003016/07ba6bf089-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003016/07ba6bf089-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Strawser","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brentmoor_Mosby_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Strawser</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brentmoor_Mosby_House.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"83004243","name":"Warrenton Historic District (Additional Documentation)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/warrenton-historic-district-additional-documentation-83004243/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680661","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brentmoor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4961695"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/fauquier-county/brentmoor-78003016/"}