{"nrhp_refnum":"78003020","name":"Redfield","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3 mi. SE of Oak Level on VA 683","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oak Level","county":"Halifax County","state":"VA","lat":36.700661549000046,"lon":-79.078086880185,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-09-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Redfield is a two-story brick Classical Villa-style plantation house near Oak Level in Halifax County, Virginia, built circa 1855-1857 for planter John R. Edmunds. The nominated 38 acres also include a late 19th-century plank and log granary.","why_significant":"The nomination calls Redfield a notable example of a Classical Villa-style residence, a popular American house form when it was built. It is also tied to John R. Edmunds, a prosperous grain farmer, Richmond and Danville Railroad director, president of the Virginia Agricultural Society, and legislator. Its conservative classical design and its setting are cited as important elements.","narrative":"Redfield is a brick villa built around 1855-1857 on a spacious lawn along State Route 683 near Oak Level in Halifax County, Virginia. Its two-story central-hall plan, low hipped roof and projecting pavilion with a portico of paired Grecian-Doric columns reflect the Classical Villa style. One-story brick wings connect to the main block through arched passageways. Inside, a single-run open-well stair with walnut baluster and handrail dominates the hall, and the western rooms are double parlors with sliding paneled doors. John R. Edmunds built the house with money earned selling grain to Russia during the Crimean War. He served as a director of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, led the Virginia Agricultural Society, and sat in the House of Delegates. The design may echo a classical villa plan published by Alexander Jackson Davis in A. J. Downing's work. The house left the Edmunds family and was restored in 1963 by a descendant of the builder. A late 19th-century granary also stands on the 38-acre property.","period_of_significance":"1855-57","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Classical Villa","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored in 1963 after the house had left the Edmunds family; the form marks the property as private 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 02:51:57.727369-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/6810/41681040/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/78003020.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003020/887d87af97-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003020/887d87af97-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Hlbmab","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Redfield_2001.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Hlbmab</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:Redfield_2001.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681040","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redfield_(Oak_Level,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713123"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/halifax-county/redfield-78003020/"}