{"nrhp_refnum":"82004533","name":"Ednam House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"US 250","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ednam","county":"Albemarle County","state":"VA","lat":38.05186936000007,"lon":-78.53803912599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-07-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Ednam House is a wood-frame Colonial Revival residence on a bluff off U.S. Route 250 west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, built about 1905 and designed by Richmond architect D. Wiley Anderson for Edwin O. Meyer.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that Ednam is one of Virginia's most ambitious early Colonial Revival houses, with a stately two-story portico, rich Classical detailing and elaborate interiors. It also represents the turn-of-the-century influx of wealthy northerners into Piedmont Virginia who built grand houses in the local idiom.","narrative":"Ednam is a large wood-frame country house set on a bluff west of Charlottesville, with views toward the Blue Ridge Mountains. Built about 1905 for Edwin O. Meyer, a New York importer who settled permanently in Albemarle County, it was designed by Richmond architect D. Wiley Anderson. Its north facade is dominated by a two-story portico of four Ionic columns, and the interior includes a monumental open-well stair, paneled rooms and varied mantels. Around 1937 the front rooms were joined into a large drawing room and the main entrance moved to the west side. The house is considered one of Virginia's most ambitious early Colonial Revival buildings and reflects the arrival of wealthy northerners in Piedmont Virginia around 1900, who bought old estates or created new ones. The nominated area covers two and one-half acres, including the house, lawn and original drive. The house had stood unoccupied for over a decade but remained in good condition.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1905","architect_builder":"D. Wiley Anderson","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Unoccupied for over a decade but maintained in good condition; plans call for condominium development on the grounds while preserving the house as a focal point and special activities area.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.459078-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/53/6792/41679253/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/82004533.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004533/6cb775dd6f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004533/6cb775dd6f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Rwhaley","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ednam.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Rwhaley</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:Ednam.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679253","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ednam_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5340113"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/albemarle-county/ednam-house-82004533/"}