{"nrhp_refnum":"78003039","name":"Moor Green","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1.3 mi. N of Brentsville off 692","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brentsville","county":"Prince William County","state":"VA","lat":38.707385554500036,"lon":-77.49667194841136,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-11-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Moor Green is a two-story, five-bay brick country house on a small hill north of Brentsville in Prince William County, Virginia, built in the early 19th century by the Hooe family.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding country Federal residence, with fine brickwork, handsome interior woodwork and spacious rooms representative of the best rural work of early Republican Virginia. Its shed-roofed ell, its plan and its striped three-course American bond brickwork are rare in Virginia and link it to houses in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware.","narrative":"Moor Green is a two-story, five-bay brick house set on a small hill north of Brentsville in Prince William County, Virginia. Built in the early 19th century, probably not much before 1810, it was the home of Howson Hooe, who bought the land in 1793 and called the house Moor Green in his will. The front wall is laid in Flemish bond, while the ends, rear and original ell use three-course American bond with glazed headers, producing a banded effect. Round gable windows, molded brick cornices and interior end chimneys complete the exterior. Inside, a central passage with an open-string stair serves the main block, and a one-room ell has its own enclosed stair. The parlor mantel, with reeded pilasters and a linenfold-derived frieze, is the most elaborate decorative feature. The shed-roofed ell, the plan and the striped brickwork are rare in Virginia and resemble houses in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware. A smokehouse and two early 20th-century farm buildings survive on the 12-acre site.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as being in good condition on its original site; the surrounding tract is being developed, with plans to retain and renovate the house for residential use. The form marks the property as unoccupied.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.358519-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/6827/41682707/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/78003039.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003039/9bfcc018a3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003039/9bfcc018a3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moor_Green,_State_Route_692,_Brentsville_vicinity_(Prince_William_County,_Virginia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moor_Green,_State_Route_692,_Brentsville_vicinity_(Prince_William_County,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682707","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moor_Green","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15255959"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/prince-william-county/moor-green-78003039/"}