{"nrhp_refnum":"84003540","name":"White Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 668","address_restricted":false,"city":"Zanoni","county":"Gloucester County","state":"VA","lat":37.36986687500007,"lon":-76.47107348399999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-08-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"White Hall is a 2½-story brick temple-form dwelling on the Ware River near Zanoni in Gloucester County, Virginia, built about 1836 by Dr. Samuel Powell Byrd on a 6.8-acre tract.","why_significant":"The nomination presents White Hall as an excellent example of the temple-form house popular in the region in the early 19th century. Its classical, pedimented mass is described as expressing the neo-classical spirit of the new nation. Its side-passage plan, with a transverse stair passage and side chimneys that leave the rear elevation clear, is described as the ultimate development of this plan type. It also succeeded an earlier brick house associated with the Willis family.","narrative":"White Hall is a brick dwelling on the Ware River in Gloucester County, Virginia, built about 1836 by Dr. Samuel Powell Byrd. It rises two and a half stories above a high basement, with a gable roof and pediments holding lunette windows. Porches on the river and land fronts are modern, and a brick wing extends to the south. Inside, a stair passage crosses the land front and opens into large rooms facing the river. The house replaced an earlier stuccoed brick dwelling on land long held by the Willis family and later by Richard Corbin. It is significant as a fine example of the temple-form house common in the region in the early 1800s, with side chimneys that leave the rear wall clear. Its classical form is tied to the neo-classical ideals of the young nation. John G. Hayes carried out a restoration around 1938. The 6.8-acre property includes a cedar-lined drive and several early outbuildings.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1836","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Temple-form dwelling with neo-classical character","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as maintained in excellent condition, altered somewhat but largely original; used as a private residence and occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.9019-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/16/6809/41680916/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/84003540.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680916","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Hall_(Zanoni,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7994764"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/gloucester-county/white-hall-84003540/"}