{"nrhp_refnum":"87001733","name":"Locust Grove","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 641","address_restricted":false,"city":"Amicus","county":"Greene County","state":"VA","lat":38.24262199300006,"lon":-78.46192320499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-09-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Locust Grove is a two-story frame dwelling on rural farmland at the end of State Route 641 near Amicus, Greene County, Virginia, built about 1798 by Isaac Davis, Jr. The nominated area includes the house and a smokehouse.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is distinguished by its early date, four-room plan, large size and largely undisturbed original fabric. It shows how vernacular builders adapted available architectural options to their own needs. The house and the associated Davis family papers also document living standards, building practices and economic conditions in an area of Virginia that has been little studied.","narrative":"Locust Grove is a two-story frame house on a hilltop in Greene County, Virginia, built about 1798 by Isaac Davis, Jr. It faces east, with its rear toward the Blue Ridge Mountains. Most of its original yellow pine framing, weatherboards, doors, floors and trim survive. A later north wing, added about 1885, was replaced by a new kitchen wing during a 1983-1985 restoration. A pyramidal-roofed smokehouse from the original building campaign also remains. The house is notable for its four-room plan, which Davis chose instead of the more common I house. Walls without openings and enclosed stairs were used to control movement through the rooms, and the level of finish in each room reflects its social importance. Davis was a planter, land speculator and long-serving member of the Virginia House of Delegates. The house and his surviving family papers shed light on early national period living standards, building practices and economic conditions in a poorly documented part of the state.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799 (specific date ca. 1798)","architect_builder":"Isaac Davis, Jr. (builder); the form lists Builder/Architect as N/A","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and used as a private residence; the form rates its condition as excellent and altered. The 1885 north wing was replaced by a new kitchen wing in a 1983-1985 restoration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.445162-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/25/6810/41681025/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/87001733.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001733/a577fc2884-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001733/a577fc2884-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Locust_Grove_from_Amicus_Road.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Locust_Grove_from_Amicus_Road.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681025","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust_Grove_(Amicus,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712727"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/greene-county/locust-grove-87001733/"}