{"nrhp_refnum":"82001820","name":"Stoneleigh","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 606","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stanleytown","county":"Henry County","state":"VA","lat":36.734362298000036,"lon":-79.94548839839723,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Stoneleigh is a 2½-story stone-and-brick Tudor Revival residence with gardens, built in 1929-31 on a small hill near Stanleytown and Bassett Forks in Henry County, Virginia. Tinsley and McBroom of Des Moines, Iowa, designed it.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a distinguished example of the Tudor Revival style, which was popular among wealthy Virginians in the 1920s and early 1930s. It was also the home of Thomas B. Stanley, a furniture manufacturer who became Speaker of the House of Delegates, a U.S. Congressman and Governor of Virginia (1954-58). The gardens, designed by E.S. Draper and redesigned by Charles Gillette, add to its importance.","narrative":"Stoneleigh is a Tudor Revival estate on a small hill overlooking the countryside around Stanleytown and Bassett Forks in Henry County, Virginia. Built in 1929-31 from plans by Leland McBroom of Tinsley and McBroom of Des Moines, Iowa, the 2½-story house combines stone and brick under a red and gray slate roof. Casement windows, a carved Georgian-style entrance and a paneled stair hall mark the design. Gardens by E.S. Draper were extensively redesigned in 1961 by Richmond landscape architect Charles Gillette. The house was built for Thomas B. Stanley, who founded a furniture factory at Stanleytown in 1924 and later served as Speaker of the House of Delegates, a U.S. Congressman and Governor of Virginia from 1954 to 1958. The nomination values the house as a fine example of a style favored by affluent Virginians of the period and as the home of a prominent political figure. In 1980 his children gave the house, gardens and fifty-six acres to Ferrum College for educational and cultural use.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific dates 1929-1931)","architect_builder":"Tinsley & McBroom, Architects; E.S. Draper, C. Gillette, Landscape Architects","architectural_style":"Tudor Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Given in 1980 to Ferrum College for use as an educational and cultural center; described as in excellent condition and unaltered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.66042-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/81/6812/41681281/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/82001820.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001820/a8629ade86-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001820/a8629ade86-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stoneleigh_from_Edgewood_Drive.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stoneleigh_from_Edgewood_Drive.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681281","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoneleigh_(Stanleytown,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7619254"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/henry-county/stoneleigh-82001820/"}