{"nrhp_refnum":"82004603","name":"Michie, Thomas J., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"324 E. Beverley St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Staunton (Independent City)","county":"Staunton","state":"VA","lat":38.14962618200008,"lon":-79.06742546199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-09-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Law","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, three-bay brick Greek Revival house at 324 East Beverley Street in Staunton, Virginia, built in 1847-48 and first owned by lawyer Thomas J. Michie.","why_significant":"The house is a fine local example of Greek Revival architecture as interpreted by local builders. It was also home to several prominent Virginians, including a railroad engineer, a bank founder, a leader in creating the State Corporation Commission, and a Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.","narrative":"Built in 1847-48 on a terraced hillside along Staunton's East Beverley Street, this two-story, three-bay Greek Revival house is made of Flemish bond brick painted gray. A one-story entrance porch with slender Tuscan columns carries a cast-iron balcony whose pattern comes from Asher Benjamin's Builder's Guide of 1839. A hipped metal roof with a belvedere crowns the main block, and a wing includes the original detached kitchen. Inside, two circa 1820 Federal mantels were salvaged from a demolished house in Middlebrook. Thomas J. Michie, a lawyer who served in the House of Delegates and as Commonwealth's Attorney for Augusta County, was the first owner and apparent builder. Later residents included railroad engineer Claiborne Rice Mason, bank founder General John Echols, Alan Caperton Braxton of the State Corporation Commission, and Chief Justice Henry Winston Holt. The brickwork resembles that of the nearby Woodrow Wilson Birthplace, and the house is a fine local example of Greek Revival design.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown (Thomas J. Michie was first owner and apparent builder)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and occupied as a private residence; the interior and exterior have been altered over time.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.917575-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/13/6838/41683813/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/82004603.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004603/f5f0a2931e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004603/f5f0a2931e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_J._Michie_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_J._Michie_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85000299","name":"Gospel Hill Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/gospel-hill-historic-district-85000299/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683813","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Michie_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16895092"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/staunton/michie-thomas-j-house-82004603/"}