{"nrhp_refnum":"81000640","name":"Holly Knoll","other_names":["Robert R. Moton House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off RR 662","address_restricted":false,"city":"Capahosic","county":"Gloucester County","state":"VA","lat":37.38772696250004,"lon":-76.64415071179812,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1981-12-21","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1981-12-21","areas_of_significance":["Education","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Holly Knoll, also called the Robert R. Moton Home, is a two and one-half story Georgian Revival house built in 1935 at Capahosic, Gloucester County, Virginia, on the York River.","why_significant":"It was the retirement home of Robert R. Moton, who succeeded Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee Institute and advised five U.S. presidents. Moton lived there only his last five years, and no other house associated with him is known to survive. The form itself questions how well the house reflects his contributions to black education.","narrative":"Holly Knoll is a Georgian Revival house completed in 1935 at Capahosic, Gloucester County, Virginia, beside the York River. It has two and one-half stories, a six-bay main block, two single-bay wings, five front dormers and a two-story portico with a balcony and balustrade. Inside, the original central hall plan survives, and several pieces of Moton family furniture remain. The house served as the retirement home of Robert R. Moton, who succeeded Booker T. Washington as head of Tuskegee Institute. Moton developed Tuskegee into an accredited collegiate institution, helped found the National Urban League, and advised five presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Franklin D. Roosevelt. He lived here from 1935 until his death in 1940. The property is associated with his life, though the nomination notes he lived there only five years and that no other house tied to him is known to survive. Today the house is used as a conference center. Later support buildings nearby are excluded from the nominated area.","period_of_significance":"1935-1940","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Well maintained, with a high degree of integrity; used as a conference center with sleeping, eating and recreation facilities.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.492936-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/35/6790/41679035/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/81000640_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000640/850a98ba5d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000640/850a98ba5d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HOLLY_KNOLL.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HOLLY_KNOLL.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679035","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Knoll","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5882127"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/gloucester-county/holly-knoll-81000640/"}