{"nrhp_refnum":"89001909","name":"Cedars, The","other_names":["Cocke's Tavern","The Casino","Dhr 02-86"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"US 250, W of US 64","address_restricted":false,"city":"Greenwood","county":"Albemarle County","state":"VA","lat":38.041352313500056,"lon":-78.73849279149323,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-12-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story, five-bay brick Greek Revival house with a full raised basement and an original brick kitchen/servants quarter, on a ten-acre parcel along U.S. Route 250 in Greenwood, western Albemarle County, Virginia. The house was built circa 1850-1860 by Colonel John S. Cocke.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the most architecturally distinguished antebellum houses in western Albemarle County. It is described as a pristine, unrestored example of Greek Revival style with lingering Jeffersonian classical influence in its cornice and pedimented porch. The kitchen/servants quarter is noted as a rare surviving early domestic building.","narrative":"Set on a ten-acre parcel beside U.S. Route 250 in Greenwood, about fifteen miles west of Charlottesville, this brick house was built circa 1850-1860 by Colonel John S. Cocke. It has two stories, five bays, a hipped roof, paired gable-end chimneys and a full grade-level basement. A pedimented front porch and a rear porch with octagonal columns are its most prominent features. Inside, a center-hall plan, Greek architrave trim and original mantels survive, with only baths, closets and some dados added. A brick kitchen/servants quarter to the east is the only original outbuilding. The house is considered significant for its refined Greek Revival design and for traces of Jeffersonian classicism in its oversized cornice and deep pediment. The site earlier held a mill and tavern. Over time the house served as a residence, boys' school, Civil War hospital, tanyard business and, after 1902, a gaming casino. Domestic buildings of this age are rare in Albemarle County.","period_of_significance":"1850's-1905","architect_builder":"Unknown (built by Colonel John S. Cocke)","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century-Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and in use as a single dwelling; the exterior is virtually unaltered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:01.005167-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/11/6793/41679311/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/89001909.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001909/ceac9890b0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001909/ceac9890b0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Cedars_from_US_250.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Cedars_from_US_250.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"11000258","name":"Greenwood-Afton Rural Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/greenwood-afton-rural-historic-district-11000258/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679311","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cedars_(Greenwood,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713294"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/albemarle-county/cedars-the-89001909/"}