{"nrhp_refnum":"89001797","name":"Pilgrim's Rest","other_names":["Bellemont Grove","Mount Wesley","76-19"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"14102 Carriage Ford Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Nokesville","county":"Prince William County","state":"VA","lat":38.64569280550006,"lon":-77.58928581674414,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-10-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A farm district near Nokesville in Prince William County, Virginia, centered on a two-and-one-half-story frame plantation house of about 1790 on a 71-acre portion of an 88-acre tract, with several outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the best-preserved late-eighteenth-century plantation houses in western Prince William County. Its Tidewater-style design, with flush siding, twin exterior brick chimneys joined by a two-story pent closet, a side-hall plan and a concealed stair, is unusual for Northern Virginia. The interior woodwork retains much original fabric and reflects the sophistication of prominent local families.","narrative":"Pilgrim's Rest is a farm south of Nokesville, Virginia, whose main building is a two-and-one-half-story frame house probably built around 1790 by Henry Dade Hooe, near the time of his marriage to Jane Fitzhugh. The property lies along Cedar Run and straddles the Prince William-Fauquier County line. The house follows a Tidewater design uncommon in Northern Virginia, with wide flush siding, a side-passage double-pile plan, a concealed winding stair and a pair of exterior brick chimneys joined by a rare two-story pent closet. Paneled wainscoting, crown moldings and shouldered mantels survive, though some elements were replaced during a 1956 restoration that also added a one-story wing. The estate has also been known as Bellemont Grove and Mount Wesley. Contributing outbuildings include a granary/barn, tool shed and ice house. The district was listed for its architecture and its place among surviving late-eighteenth-century plantation houses in the area.","period_of_significance":"1790-1810","architect_builder":"Unknown; probably built by Henry Dade Hooe; 1956 remodeling plans by architect R. J. Wadsworth","architectural_style":"Colonial/Postmedieval English, Southern Colonial","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a single dwelling with agricultural outbuildings; the house was restored in 1956 and original outbuildings no longer exist.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.1291-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/17/6827/41682717/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/89001797.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001797/ffb5d20efe-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001797/ffb5d20efe-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pilgrim%27s_Rest,_State_Route_607_vicinity,_Aden_(Prince_William_County,_Virginia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pilgrim%27s_Rest,_State_Route_607_vicinity,_Aden_(Prince_William_County,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682717","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim%27s_Rest_(Nokesville,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15266347"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/prince-william-county/pilgrims-rest-89001797/"}