{"nrhp_refnum":"87000854","name":"Montview","other_names":["Carter Glass Estate","DHL No. 118-210"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Liberty University campus between VA 670 and US 29","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lynchburg (Independent City)","county":"Lynchburg","state":"VA","lat":37.35291869400004,"lon":-79.17835110799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-06-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Economics","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Montview is a 1-1/2 story, gambrel-roofed fieldstone house built in 1923 in Lynchburg, Virginia, on a 1.7-acre tract within the Liberty University campus. It was the home of Senator Carter Glass, who directed its construction, and the nominated property includes a former servant's quarters.","why_significant":"The nomination argues Montview is significant for its direct association with Carter Glass's senatorial career. Glass sponsored the Glass-Owen Act that created the Federal Reserve System, served as Secretary of the Treasury, and was a leading Senate authority on public finance. He lived at Montview from 1923 until his death in 1946.","narrative":"Montview is a fieldstone house completed in 1923 on a 1.7-acre tract in Lynchburg, Virginia, now part of the Liberty University campus. Senator Carter Glass directed its construction himself. The U-shaped house has a five-bay, 1-1/2 story central block under a slate bell-cast gambrel roof, flanked by slightly lower end wings, enclosed sunporches with french doors, and rear ells. The walls are 18 inches thick and built of quartz fieldstone quarried on the estate. A former caretaker's cottage of matching stone also survives. Glass lived here until his death in 1946 and used it as a retreat from Washington, writing speeches and a book on the Federal Reserve in his library. He was the principal sponsor of the Glass-Owen Act of 1913, served as Treasury Secretary under Woodrow Wilson, and later sat in the Senate for decades. The house is in good condition and is used today for university offices.","period_of_significance":"1923-46","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition with no significant structural alterations; now used by Liberty University for offices, a reception area and a radio studio.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.941346-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/6818/41681807/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/87000854.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000854/b80ca9c4b4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000854/b80ca9c4b4-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"Pubdog (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Montview_Lynchburg_Dec_08.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681807","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montview","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6906647"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/lynchburg/montview-87000854/"}