{"nrhp_refnum":"85000296","name":"Intervale","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 720","address_restricted":false,"city":"Swoope","county":"Augusta County","state":"VA","lat":38.19769833300006,"lon":-79.18879777699993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-02-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","European","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Intervale is a five-bay, two-story brick farmhouse with a log barn and a two-level springhouse, on Route 720 near Swoope in Augusta County, Virginia. The house was built between about 1818 and 1830 and remodeled in 1885.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Intervale as one of the oldest brick farmhouses in the Churchville area. Its English-style I-house exterior contrasts with German-inspired interior woodwork, attributed to joiner Christian Bear. The 1885 Colonial Revival remodeling is described as an early and rare local example, and the surviving barn and springhouse show a typical early 19th-century Valley farmstead.","narrative":"Intervale is a brick farmhouse on Route 720 near Swoope in Augusta County, Virginia, built between about 1818 and 1830 for Jonathan Shirley. Its five-bay, two-story form follows the I-house pattern common among prospering Valley farmers, but the interior shows strong German influence. Three original mantels carry eagle and pinecone motifs in light relief, and the stair brackets are pierced with traditional hearts. This woodwork is attributed to Christian Bear, a German joiner and cabinetmaker who settled near Churchville. In 1885 Theodore Shuey, whose family owned the farm for over a century, had the house enlarged and given a gambrel roof, dormers and a portico in the Colonial Revival manner, with jigsawn balustrades. A V-notched log barn and a two-level springhouse survive, and the three-acre nominated parcel includes the house and these two buildings. Together they illustrate an early 19th-century Valley farmstead.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"attributed to Christian Bear","architectural_style":"Federal exterior with I-house plan, German folk art interior, and 1885 Colonial Revival alterations","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in excellent condition, on its original site and altered; used as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.295998-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/69/6796/41679669/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/85000296.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000296/6ea3100344-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000296/6ea3100344-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Intervale_on_Morris_Mill_Road.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Intervale_on_Morris_Mill_Road.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679669","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intervale_(Augusta_County,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712610"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/augusta-county/intervale-85000296/"}