{"nrhp_refnum":"83003268","name":"House at Pireus","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"302 Riverside Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlottesville (Independent City)","county":"Charlottesville","state":"VA","lat":38.021826410000074,"lon":-78.45589335199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-08-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-and-one-half-story frame vernacular cottage at 302 Riverside Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia, dated to 1830-1840 and probably built for William Hunter Meriwether. It was likely moved to its present site in the late 19th century.","why_significant":"The house is considered significant for its association with the Charlottesville Woolen Mills and the Pireus industrial area. It is one of the original structures built in that area. The reviewer noted that although it was moved, it was on its present site when the Woolen Mills Company bought it and used it to house workers.","narrative":"This small frame cottage at 302 Riverside Avenue in Charlottesville dates to about 1830-1840 and was probably built as a residence for William Hunter Meriwether, who bought 148 acres in 1825 and began industrial activity there. It has two bays, one room deep, and one and one-half stories above a full stone basement. The hipped gambrel roof is covered with red standing-seam tin, and a single stone and brick chimney rises through the center. Windows are six-over-six double-hung sash, with dormers on the front and rear. Local tradition says the house originally stood on East Market Street and was moved to Riverside Avenue in the last quarter of the 19th century, while the Charlottesville Woolen Mills Company owned the land. It sits behind the Pireus Store and shares that building's links to the mills. A reviewer noted that the Woolen Mills Company used it to house workers, which is the main basis for its significance.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No Identifiable Style (vernacular cottage)","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Listed in fair condition; the survey gives its present use as a Sunday School.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.129881-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/6786/41678689/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/83003268.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678689","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_at_Pireus","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15225996"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/charlottesville/house-at-pireus-83003268/"}