{"nrhp_refnum":"82004607","name":"Chimney Rock Farm","other_names":["The Willows"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 91","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tazewell","county":"Tazewell County","state":"VA","lat":37.07761599600008,"lon":-81.60891360599999,"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":"Chimney Rock Farm, also called The Willows, is a brick Palladian-type house built about 1843 on the West Fork of Plum Creek near Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, probably by a Bedford County builder.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the purest example of the three-part Palladian-type house in Southwest Virginia, where the form is rare compared with Tidewater and Piedmont Virginia. It was built for Hervey George, a lawyer, farmer, sheriff and state delegate. The nomination also notes its refined detailing and its relation to earlier Palladian houses.","narrative":"Chimney Rock Farm, also known as The Willows, is a brick house on the West Fork of Plum Creek in Tazewell County, Virginia. Built around 1843, it follows the three-part Palladian plan: a pedimented two-story center pavilion flanked by one-story wings, with Flemish bond brickwork on the front and sides and a lunette in the gable. Inside, the quarter-turn stair, recessed-panel wainscot and slender mantels are largely original. Local tradition credits a Bedford County builder who worked in Lynchburg. The house was built for Hervey George, a lawyer and farmer who served as deputy sheriff, sheriff, county justice and delegate to the General Assembly, including during the Civil War. The nomination describes it as the purest example of the Palladian form in Southwest Virginia, where such houses are rare. Rear additions have been integrated without damaging the facade, and the nominated area covers three acres around the house. The name comes from Chimney Rock, a landform on Knob Mountain visible from the house.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1843","architect_builder":"Unknown; local tradition names a Bedford County builder who worked in Lynchburg","architectural_style":"Palladian-type (three-part) house","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence, with a large recent rear addition; no original dependencies remain.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.164617-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/46/6839/41683946/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/82004607.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004607/b273a279ae-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004607/b273a279ae-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chimney_Rock_Farmhouse_through_tree.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chimney_Rock_Farmhouse_through_tree.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683946","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimney_Rock_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15209702"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/tazewell-county/chimney-rock-farm-82004607/"}