{"nrhp_refnum":"83003265","name":"Edgewood","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Charles City on VA 5","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charles City","county":"Charles City County","state":"VA","lat":37.33051128900007,"lon":-77.18632518799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-02-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce","Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Edgewood is a mid-19th-century complex near Charles City, Virginia, on State Route 5. It has a Gothic Cottage-style frame dwelling built c.1854-6 by Richard S. Rowland and an adjacent frame mill whose origins go back to the 18th century.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the mill, first built in the 18th century by a Harrison of Berkeley, reflects the commercial importance of grain and the technical changes in milling influenced by Oliver Evans. It also notes that British troops under Benedict Arnold camped there in 1782. The dwelling is described as one of few domestic Gothic Revival examples in eastern Virginia, with unusual framing and fine craftsmanship. It also has Civil War associations with J. E. B. Stuart and General McClellan in 1862.","narrative":"Edgewood is a pairing of house and mill on a grassy slope along State Route 5 in Charles City County, Virginia. The two-and-a-half-story frame dwelling was built around 1854-6 by Richard S. Rowland, a miller from New Jersey, in the Gothic Cottage manner popularized by A. J. Downing. It has a steep hipped roof, a demi-octagonal veranda, lancet windows in the cross gables and mahogany stair fittings. Nearby, the frame mill rests on 18th-century brick basement walls and took its present form in the early to mid 19th century, with framing details and surviving elevators reflecting Oliver Evans's milling designs. The mill is tied to the Harrison family of Berkeley, supplied flour to the Continental Army, and hosted British troops under Benedict Arnold in 1782. In 1862, Confederate General J. E. B. Stuart stopped at the Rowland house, and General McClellan's army later camped around it. The nomination values the complex for its architecture, commerce, industry and military associations.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Builder/Architect listed as Unknown; house built by Richard S. Rowland; mill associated with Benjamin Harrison V","architectural_style":"Gothic Cottage / Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"House in excellent condition and carefully maintained; mill structurally essentially unaltered, with little machinery surviving, and could be stabilized with minor measures. Form lists the property as occupied, with private residence use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:58.041925-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/14/6800/41680014/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/83003265.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003265/01f856c1c2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003265/01f856c1c2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Pi3.124","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edgewood_Plantation.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pi3.124</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edgewood_Plantation.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680014","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgewood_Plantation_and_Harrison%27s_Mill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5337921"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/charles-city-county/edgewood-83003265/"}