{"nrhp_refnum":"82004530","name":"Bayly, Edmund, House","other_names":["Hermitage"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 615","address_restricted":false,"city":"Craddockville","county":"Accomack County","state":"VA","lat":37.57456361800007,"lon":-75.89134493099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Hermitage (Edmund Bayly House) is a single-pile, gable-roofed, wood-frame and brick-ended farmhouse on the east bank of Craddock Creek, off Route 615 near Craddockville, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built in two stages between 1769 and 1787 by Edmund Bayly.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the house has the quality and refinement of the Eastern Shore's larger colonial residences despite its modest scale. It is among the best preserved of its type in the region, with fine Georgian woodwork including a parlor chimney piece with flanking cupboards and a handsome stair. It also represents a prosperous 18th-century farm held by the Bayly family, who owned the land from 1649.","narrative":"Overlooking Craddock Creek on Virginia's Eastern Shore, the Hermitage is a modest colonial farmhouse built in two stages between 1769 and 1787 by Edmund Bayly. Its five-bay wood-frame core has Flemish-bonded brick ends, chevron patterns in the gables, semi-exterior chimneys and gabled dormers. After the Revolution a two-bay section was added, creating the present central-hall plan. Inside, the north parlor has an elaborate chimney piece with carved scrolls and flanking glazed cupboards, and the hall holds an open-well stair with walnut balusters. The Bayly family held the land from 1649, and Edmund Bayly's 1797 estate inventory shows a productive farm with livestock, corn, oats and flax. The house is regarded as one of the best preserved of its type in the region and as a typical example of a prosperous early Eastern Shore farm. It was abandoned for a time before being restored to its 18th-century appearance, and the setting on the creek remains largely unchanged.","period_of_significance":"1769-1787","architect_builder":"Unknown (built by Edmund Bayly, per the statement of significance)","architectural_style":"Georgian (rural Virginia colonial architecture, with Federal-style dining room mantel)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in excellent condition; restored to its 18th-century appearance by the 20th-century owners after having been abandoned. The former kitchen is used as a guest house.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.455328-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/88/6791/41679188/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/82004530.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679188","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Bayly_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14691918"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/accomack-county/bayly-edmund-house-82004530/"}