{"nrhp_refnum":"85002913","name":"Wiloma","other_names":["Dhl 11-39"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off US 220","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fincastle","county":"Botetourt County","state":"VA","lat":37.515437614000064,"lon":-79.88857299392195,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-11-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Valley of Virginia \"I\"-form farmhouse with Greek Revival detailing, on Catawba Creek about one mile north of Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. The front block was completed by 1848 and a long rear wing was finished around 1888.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Wiloma as an outstanding, well-preserved example of the Valley of Virginia \"I\" house, the region's most distinctive house form. Built in 1848 for Fincastle merchant Morgan Utz, it combined that form with Greek Revival detailing that was stylish for rural Botetourt County. Its mantels derive from plates 30 and 49 of Asher Benjamin's The Practical House Carpenter and were interpreted by local craftsmen.","narrative":"Wiloma is a brick farmhouse on a knoll above Catawba Creek, about a mile north of Fincastle in Botetourt County. Its front section, completed by 1848, follows the Valley of Virginia \"I\" house plan: two rooms over two, divided by a central passage, with a two-level south porch. A long two-story wing with galleries was added around 1888. The house was built for Morgan Utz, a Fincastle merchant, church elder and local officeholder. Its chief distinction is the interior woodwork. Mantels in the principal rooms draw on plates 30 and 49 of Asher Benjamin's 1830 handbook, while the east parlor has elaborate carved arches beside the fireplace, locally attributed to an itinerant German craftsman. Much original hardware survives. The original outbuildings are gone, replaced by farm structures northeast of the house. The nominated 40 acres keep the setting overlooking open fields. The property was listed for its architectural interest and well-preserved Greek Revival interior.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival; Valley of Virginia \"I\" house","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; the form lists its condition as excellent and altered, and says the owner is attempting to preserve and restore it.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.698178-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/18/6798/41679818/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/85002913.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002913/440ae66691-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002913/440ae66691-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiloma_drive,_north_of_Fincastle.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiloma_drive,_north_of_Fincastle.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679818","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiloma","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713544"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/botetourt-county/wiloma-85002913/"}