{"nrhp_refnum":"89001792","name":"Mount Pleasant","other_names":["7-24","Mount Pleasant Farm, Plantation 007-0024"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"879 Middle River Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Staunton","county":"Augusta County","state":"VA","lat":38.24421706500004,"lon":-79.09040760875506,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-10-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Mount Pleasant is a limestone farmhouse and 316-acre farm district on Route 732 near Spring Hill in northwest Augusta County, Virginia. The original two-story hall-parlor house dates to the late 18th century or earlier, with a rear ell added in the mid-19th century.","why_significant":"The original nomination argues the property is architecturally significant as a representative Federal-style Shenandoah Valley limestone farmhouse, with elaborate mantels and intact mid-19th-century woodwork. It is also tied to Colonel George Moffett, a Revolutionary War officer and county official who owned the farm in the late 18th century. An amended version revises the dating to the mid-18th century and treats only the main house as contributing.","narrative":"Mount Pleasant is a limestone farmhouse on a knoll above the Middle River near Spring Hill in northwest Augusta County, Virginia. The main block has two stories, a raised basement, end chimneys and a gable roof, with a hall-parlor plan that differs from the three-room central-passage houses common in the area. A rear ell and extensive woodwork, including ornate Federal mantels and original cupboard graining, date from a mid-19th-century remodeling. The farm covers 316 acres, crossed by Moffett Creek, and holds outbuildings ranging from early barn sections to mid-20th-century farm structures and the ruins of a mill. The property is also associated with Colonel George Moffett, who bought the land in 1786. He served as county lieutenant, sheriff and justice, and led Virginia militia in Revolutionary War battles including King's Mountain and Cowpens. A later amendment dates the house earlier and counts only the main house as contributing.","period_of_significance":"1787-1850","architect_builder":"Moffett, George (listed as owner; builder unknown)","architectural_style":"Early Republic/Federal (amended form: Colonial/Georgian)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling with agricultural outbuildings; the amended text says the current owners removed the deteriorated stucco and added a new kitchen and enclosed porch.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.802474-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/6797/41679705/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/89001792.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001792/6bf7604ea3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001792/6bf7604ea3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Pleasant_in_Augusta_County,_driveway_view.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Pleasant_in_Augusta_County,_driveway_view.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679705","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pleasant_(Staunton,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712913"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/augusta-county/mount-pleasant-89001792/"}