{"nrhp_refnum":"93000041","name":"Johnston, Andrew, House","other_names":["VDHR File No. 279-01"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"208 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pearisburg","county":"Giles County","state":"VA","lat":37.32831982300007,"lon":-80.73600719899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-02-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Federal-style brick house at 208 North Main Street in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia, built in 1829 by Scottish immigrant brothers Andrew and David Johnston. A doctor's office of about 1857-1859 stands on the same lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion C at the local level in architecture, as a well-preserved example of a Federal-style central-passage brick house. It also reflects the standing of the Johnston family, early settlers who laid out Pearisburg and included a prominent local physician.","narrative":"Built in 1829, this two-story brick house on North Main Street in Pearisburg, Virginia, was the home of Andrew Johnston, a Scottish-descended settler who, with his brother David, surveyed and laid out the town lots of the new county seat. The house follows a Federal-style central-passage plan, with Flemish bond brick, a cavetto cornice, exterior end chimneys and a front portico with Ionic and Tuscan columns. Inside, details include sunburst carving on the dining room mantel, six-panel doors and original brass rim locks. Andrew's eldest son, Dr. Harvey G. Johnston, inherited the property and built a small doctor's office on the lot between 1857 and 1859, where he and his son later practiced medicine. A brick garage from the mid-twentieth century does not contribute to the property's character. The Johnston family gave the property to the Giles County Historical Society in 1985, and it now serves as a museum and research center. It was recognized for its architecture and its link to a prominent local family.","period_of_significance":"1829-1859","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Donated to the Giles County Historical Society in 1985 and used as a museum and research center.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.818801-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/87/6808/41680887/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/93000041.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000041/62a4fcd8f9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000041/62a4fcd8f9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Skye Marthaler","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andrew_Johnston_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Skye Marthaler</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:Andrew_Johnston_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680887","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Johnston_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14711967"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/giles-county/johnston-andrew-house-93000041/"}