{"nrhp_refnum":"79003058","name":"Cedar Grove","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NW of Providence Forge on VA 609","address_restricted":false,"city":"Providence Forge","county":"New Kent County","state":"VA","lat":37.48579660000007,"lon":-77.11573898415409,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-12-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Cedar Grove is a farmhouse with a cemetery and outbuildings on about fourteen acres northwest of Providence Forge, New Kent County, Virginia. The 2½-story brick house dates to about 1810, with a frame wing added in 1916.","why_significant":"The house was the farm residence of the Christians, a leading county family of colonial and early-Republican times, and its design reflects their standing. Letitia Christian, first wife of President John Tyler, grew up and married there, and she is buried in the family cemetery. Its exterior is a provincial adaptation of Richmond town houses of the period, with a Georgian-feeling staircase.","narrative":"Cedar Grove is a farmhouse near Providence Forge in New Kent County, Virginia, built about 1810 by Robert Christian. The single-pile brick house rises 2½ stories, laid in Flemish bond on the front, with 9/9 sash windows, a dentil cornice and a side-hall plan. Inside are an open-well stair with turned balusters and Federal mantels. A two-story frame wing was added in 1916, replacing an earlier frame section, and the smokehouse and sheds also date from that year. The design is described as a provincial version of Richmond town houses, with a Georgian-style staircase suited to a country site twenty miles from the capital. The property matters for its link to the Christian family, prominent in the county. Letitia Christian, born at Cedar Grove, married John Tyler in 1813 and later became First Lady. She died in 1842 and was buried in the family cemetery about 100 yards north of the house. The nominated fourteen acres include the house, cemetery and outbuildings.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"unknown (house built ca. 1810 by Robert Christian)","architectural_style":"Federal details with Georgian-feeling stair; single-pile, side-hall plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residence; condition listed as good and altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.833528-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/6820/41682048/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/79003058.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003058/0c669ef484-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003058/0c669ef484-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cedar_Grove,_State_Route_609,_Providence_Forge_vicinity_(New_Kent_County,_Virginia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cedar_Grove,_State_Route_609,_Providence_Forge_vicinity_(New_Kent_County,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682048","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Grove_(Providence_Forge,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712144"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/new-kent-county/cedar-grove-79003058/"}