{"nrhp_refnum":"80004203","name":"Bon Aire","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E of Shipman on VA 626","address_restricted":false,"city":"Shipman","county":"Nelson County","state":"VA","lat":37.681112159000065,"lon":-78.71974381399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-07-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Bon Aire is a Federal-style brick dwelling built about 1812 on a hill overlooking the James River, east of Shipman in southern Nelson County, Virginia. It was built for Dr. George Cabell, Jr.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that Bon Aire is a distinctive Federal house inspired by Palladian three-part plans from English pattern books, adapted by Virginia builders using local materials. It is closely related to Point of Honor in Lynchburg, a Cabell family house. It is also tied to the Cabell family, early settlers of the county.","narrative":"Bon Aire is a brick Federal-style house built about 1812 on a hill above the James River in southern Nelson County, Virginia. It has a two-story, three-bay center block with a pedimented slate roof, flanked by 1-1/2-story wings, a Palladian arrangement common in Virginia houses of the period. The large portico and the dormers date from the 1940s, and a kitchen wing was added in the 1950s, but the original three-part plan and most interior trim remain. The entrance hall has arched openings and fluted pilasters. George Cabell, Jr., a physician, built the house on land given to him by his father in 1799, and he practiced medicine from the property until 1817. An 1812 insurance policy describes the original house and its outbuildings, none of which survive. Its similarities to Point of Honor in Lynchburg, built for a Cabell cousin, suggest the same builder, whose name is unknown. The house is valued as an example of Virginia's adaptation of Palladian designs.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1812","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal (Palladian three-part plan)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a private residence; the form lists it as occupied. The basement has been finished as a family room, and a 1950s kitchen addition and 1940s portico and dormers were added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.591606-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/21/6820/41682021/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/80004203.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004203/235d2a67d9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004203/235d2a67d9-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bon_Aire_near_Warminster.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bon_Aire_near_Warminster.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682021","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Aire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4940942"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/nelson-county/bon-aire-80004203/"}