{"nrhp_refnum":"87000721","name":"Dykeland","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 632","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chula","county":"Amelia County","state":"VA","lat":37.405965982000055,"lon":-77.90844092799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-05-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Dykeland is a two-story, wood-frame plantation house near Chula in Amelia County, Virginia, built in three phases: an early 19th-century rear wing, a section of about 1836-39, and an Italianate section of 1856-57. It stands with outbuildings on about six acres.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be a representative example of both vernacular and high-style architecture in Amelia County in the early to mid-19th century. It is also tied to Lewis E. Harvie, who built it up over time, served in the House of Delegates and the 1861 Secession Convention, and was president of the Richmond and Danville Railroad from 1856 to 1865.","narrative":"Dykeland is a plantation house west of Chula in Amelia County, Virginia, whose form reflects three building campaigns. A 1½-story rear wing dates to the early 19th century, a two-story section was added around 1836-39, and an Italianate section was built in 1856-57, with a one-story Italianate porch tying the front together. The result is a complex plan of passages and rooms. Three early outbuildings survive: a kitchen, a smokehouse and a dairy. The house is significant for its mix of vernacular and high-style building and for its link to Lewis E. Harvie, who bought the land in 1836 and expanded the house for his family of twelve children. Harvie sat in the House of Delegates from 1841 to 1850, took part in the Virginia Convention of 1861 as a strong secessionist, and led the Richmond and Danville Railroad from 1856 to 1865. His grandson renovated the house in 1920 and installed electricity.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown; Lewis E. Harvie is described as the builder of Dykeland.","architectural_style":"Vernacular and Italianate","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in excellent condition, altered over time; includes three contributing and three noncontributing outbuildings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.334889-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/8/6795/41679508/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/87000721.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000721/d5d685d485-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000721/d5d685d485-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Ser Amantio di Nicolao","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Dykeland_house.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ser Amantio di Nicolao</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:View_of_Dykeland_house.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679508","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dykeland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712256"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/amelia-county/dykeland-87000721/"}