{"nrhp_refnum":"93000509","name":"Sunnyfields","other_names":["VDHR File No. 2-480"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"VA 53 W side at jct. with VA 732","address_restricted":false,"city":"Simeon","county":"Albemarle County","state":"VA","lat":37.99294374650003,"lon":-78.45206900740243,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-06-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Sunnyfields is a two-story brick plantation house with a brick servants' cottage on a 9.5-acre tract near Simeon in Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built c. 1833 for master builder William B. Phillips, who presumably designed it himself.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion B as the home and work of William B. Phillips, a noted Virginia master mason who worked for Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia. Under Criterion C it is a noteworthy example of Jeffersonian Classicism, with fine Flemish bond brickwork and classical detailing. The property also forms part of the rural landscape seen from Monticello.","narrative":"Sunnyfields is a two-story brick plantation house on a 9.5-acre remnant of a 522-acre estate near Simeon, Albemarle County, Virginia. William B. Phillips, a master brick mason who served as a principal bricklayer at the University of Virginia under Thomas Jefferson, bought the land in 1833 and presumably designed and built the house for himself. The facade is laid in fine Flemish bond with ribbon joints, a hallmark of his work, beneath a low hipped slate roof and a hound's-tooth brick cornice. Later changes include a corner tower, frame additions and early twentieth-century Colonial Revival interior work, though original mantels and trim survive. A long brick servants' cottage, rare in the area, and remnants of a terraced garden reflect Phillips's rise from builder to planter. The property lies between Monticello and Ash Lawn and is visible in views from Monticello. It was recognized for Phillips's craftsmanship and its Jeffersonian classical character.","period_of_significance":"1833-1856","architect_builder":"Phillips, William B.","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Early Classical Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a single dwelling with a secondary structure; the exterior is described as well maintained, and part of the house is used as a separate rental unit.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.210965-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/59/6792/41679259/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/93000509.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000509/e93e375595-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000509/e93e375595-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunnyfields_vineyards.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunnyfields_vineyards.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"07001236","name":"Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/southern-albemarle-rural-historic-district-07001236/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679259","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyfields_(Simeon,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713270"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/albemarle-county/sunnyfields-93000509/"}