{"nrhp_refnum":"79003078","name":"Glen Maury","other_names":["Paxton Place","Elijah Paxton Place"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Buena Vista","address_restricted":false,"city":"Buena Vista","county":"Rockbridge County","state":"VA","lat":37.73026697200004,"lon":-79.36256285899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-05-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Glen Maury is a brick two-and-one-half-story I-house on a rise across the Maury River from Buena Vista, Rockbridge County, Virginia, built between 1830 and 1835 by Elisha Paxton.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as an excellent example of the more substantial antebellum farmhouses of Rockbridge County. It combines provincial Classical Revival and Adamesque features, including a Doric portico and richly detailed mantels, that suggest a local builder. Both interior and exterior remain well preserved.","narrative":"Glen Maury is a brick farmhouse set on a rise overlooking the Maury River, across from Buena Vista in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Elisha Paxton built it between 1830 and 1835 on land acquired from the estate of William Paxton in 1810. Paxton began with 280 acres and eventually owned more than 650, and the quality of the house reflects his success as a farmer. The two-and-one-half-story I-house sits on a high basement and has a Flemish bond front, a Doric portico with paired columns, and an elliptical fanlight at the entrance. Inside, an open-well stair rises to the attic, and the first-floor mantels have fluted columns and carved ornament in a heavy Valley style. The house was built as the Federal style gave way to Greek influences, and its proportions suggest a local builder. The City of Buena Vista acquired the property in 1971. The surrounding land serves as a campground, while the house is maintained but vacant.","period_of_significance":"1830-1835","architect_builder":"Elisha Paxton (builder); portico possibly the work of local Lexington builders John Jordon or Samuel Darst","architectural_style":"Provincial Classical Revival / Federal to Greek Revival transition","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the City of Buena Vista since 1971; the surrounding land is used as a campground. The house is in generally good condition and receives basic maintenance but is not used.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.014921-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/2/6834/41683402/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/79003078.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003078/9a3af85930-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003078/9a3af85930-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glen_Maury_near_Buena_Vista.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glen_Maury_near_Buena_Vista.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683402","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Maury","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15221747"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/rockbridge-county/glen-maury-79003078/"}