{"nrhp_refnum":"82004534","name":"Guthrie Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of Esmont on VA 719","address_restricted":false,"city":"Esmont","county":"Albemarle County","state":"VA","lat":37.84918663250008,"lon":-78.61041190416142,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-09-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large country mansion of concrete faced with quartz rock, built about 1901 near Esmont in Albemarle County, Virginia, for copper magnate John Guthrie Hopkins.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it perhaps the largest and most architecturally individual of the country mansions built when wealthy outsiders moved into Albemarle County around 1900. It combines Georgian Revival, Palladian and rustic influences and has a distinctive wide-arched entrance. It is also tied to the turn-of-the-century influx of wealthy newcomers into the county.","narrative":"Guthrie Hall is a seven-bay, 2½-story mansion on a raised basement, set in a clearing on Green Mountain near Esmont. Built about 1901, it is made of concrete faced with quartz rocks that give the look of random-course stone. Its north front has a broad elliptical arch sheltering a two-story recessed entry, a feature the nomination says is not seen in similar form elsewhere. The south side has a two-story Roman Doric portico, and Ionic colonnades extend from the main block. Inside, a 45-by-35-foot great hall has oak panels and chestnut beams. John Guthrie Hopkins, a Scottish-born copper millionaire who enjoyed restoring old houses, had it built with the help of engineer Fred Kennedy. The house reflects the arrival of wealthy newcomers in Albemarle County around 1900 and blends Georgian Revival, Palladian and rustic influences. Hopkins sold it in 1906, and it later passed through several owners. About twenty-six acres are included.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Unknown; structural engineer Fred Kennedy worked on the house, and Hopkins himself is thought to have shaped its design","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival, Palladian, and rustic influences","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; the form describes its condition as deteriorated, and the drive and north lawn are overgrown.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.962744-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/77/6792/41679277/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/82004534.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004534/c565c00ab4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004534/c565c00ab4-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guthrie_Hall_gate.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guthrie_Hall_gate.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"07001236","name":"Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/southern-albemarle-rural-historic-district-07001236/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679277","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guthrie_Hall_(Esmont,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712428"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/albemarle-county/guthrie-hall-82004534/"}