{"nrhp_refnum":"80004162","name":"Edgemont","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE of Colesville on VA 712","address_restricted":false,"city":"Covesville","county":"Albemarle County","state":"VA","lat":37.904330098500054,"lon":-78.61507752604035,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Edgemont is a one-story frame country house with a raised stucco-covered stone basement, built about 1796 for James Powell Cocke near Covesville in Albemarle County, Virginia, at the base of Fan Mountain above the Hardware River bottom lands.","why_significant":"The nomination argues Edgemont is a very early country residence in the combined Palladian and French manner promoted by Thomas Jefferson. Its design has long been credited to Jefferson, though documentation of authorship has not been established. Its one-story appearance, octagonal room, de-emphasized stair and terraced landscape reflect Jefferson's influence on regional architecture.","narrative":"Edgemont is a one-story frame house of about 1796 on an elevated site at the base of Fan Mountain in Albemarle County, Virginia. Built for James Powell Cocke, it measures 50 by 50 feet, with shiplap siding, quoined corners, a hipped roof and a stone basement that makes it two stories at the rear. Pedimented Tuscan porticos shelter its entrances, and an octagonal drawing room sits opposite the reception hall. Terraced boxwood gardens descend toward the Hardware River bottom lands. Its design has been credited to Thomas Jefferson for decades, though no documentation confirms it. A 1796 Jefferson letter mentions \"Mr. Cocke's house,\" which may refer to Edgemont. The compact, formal house shows Jeffersonian traits such as a one-story appearance, an octagonal room, a de-emphasized stair and a planned landscape. Architect Milton Grigg, who rediscovered the dilapidated house in 1936, directed later restorations and designed the gardens.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":"Attributed to Thomas Jefferson; restoration architect Milton Grigg","architectural_style":"Jeffersonian; combination of Palladian and French (Classical Revival in later survey)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; condition listed as excellent and altered, with restorations by Milton Grigg beginning in 1948.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:58.194749-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/3/6793/41679303/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/80004162.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004162/4ed9d2c242-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004162/4ed9d2c242-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Frances Benjamin Johnston","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edgemont_Albemarle_County_Virginia_by_Frances_Benjamin_Johnston.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Frances Benjamin Johnston</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edgemont_Albemarle_County_Virginia_by_Frances_Benjamin_Johnston.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"07001236","name":"Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/southern-albemarle-rural-historic-district-07001236/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679303","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgemont_(Covesville,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712270"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/albemarle-county/edgemont-80004162/"}