{"nrhp_refnum":"87002117","name":"Nichols, Edward, House","other_names":["Hillcrest"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"330 W. Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Leesburg","county":"Loudoun County","state":"VA","lat":39.11822808000005,"lon":-77.57305060299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-12-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-and-a-half-story brick dwelling, also known as Hillcrest, at 330 West Market Street in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, built in 1899 and designed by Washington, D.C. architect Lemuel Norris. It sits on a 2.4-acre lot with several outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the most architecturally distinguished turn-of-the-century dwelling in Leesburg. Norris combined Queen Anne massing with finely detailed Colonial Revival features. The original drawings and specifications survive, and the house and outbuildings retain a remarkable degree of integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1899 on what was then the western edge of Leesburg, this large beige brick house at 330 West Market Street was designed for lawyer and businessman Edward Nichols by Washington architect Lemuel Norris. Norris joined an irregular Queen Anne plan and roofline with Colonial Revival details, including Tuscan porch columns, a copper hipped roof, and an elliptical fanlight over the entrance. Inside, a central passage, oak wainscot, a double-flight stair and painted plaster ceilings survive. The original drawings and specifications also survive and show how little the house has changed. Behind it stand a carriage house/barn with an unusual water tower, a laundry, a storage shed and a 1920s gazebo. The property was recognized as the finest turn-of-the-century dwelling in Leesburg and a rare, well-preserved urban domestic complex from the town's recovery after the Civil War.","period_of_significance":"1899; 1920s","architect_builder":"Lemuel Norris, architect; probably built by John Norris and Sons","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival; Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a single dwelling; described as fastidiously maintained and in a nearly perfect state of preservation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.708831-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/47/6815/41681547/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/87002117.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002117/3ceee4dc50-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002117/3ceee4dc50-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cecouchman","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EdwardNicholsHouse_0848.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cecouchman</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EdwardNicholsHouse_0848.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"02000531","name":"Leesburg Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/leesburg-historic-district-boundary-increase-02000531/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681547","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Nichols_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712275"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/loudoun-county/nichols-edward-house-87002117/"}