{"nrhp_refnum":"93000569","name":"Kenmore","other_names":["Kenmore Woods","Frazier House","VDHR File No. 88-38"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8300 Courthouse Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Spotsylvania","county":"Spotsylvania County","state":"VA","lat":38.18575544250007,"lon":-77.59737986785585,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-06-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Kenmore (also called Kenmore Woods or the Frazier House) is a brick Federal-style plantation house built in 1829 on a ninety-one-acre site along Courthouse Road near Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, with later additions and outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is locally significant for its architecture, as an outstanding example of an early nineteenth-century rural plantation house in Spotsylvania County with conservative Federal detailing. It is tied to builder Samuel Alsop, Jr., and has the earliest known use of his sunburst-and-diamond carved frieze. The house also served as a command site for Colonel Walker of the Confederate 1st Corps artillery during the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse in 1864.","narrative":"Kenmore is a two-and-one-half-story, five-bay brick house built in 1828-29 on a ninety-one-acre property reached by a long tree-lined drive. Its central-passage, single-pile plan has an unusually narrow hall and winder stairs, while a modillion cornice with sunburst and diamond motifs decorates the exterior. Interior mantels, door surrounds and reeded woodwork show careful detailing despite the modest rooms. Construction details suggest Samuel Alsop, Jr. built it as a gift for his daughter and son-in-law. Hubbard T. Minor bought it in 1832 and added a rear ell and a north shed addition in 1836. During the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse in 1864, the house served as headquarters for Colonel Walker of the 1st Corps artillery. Later owners remodeled it in the late 1930s, adding a sun porch and raising the rear ell. The house is valued as a well-preserved example of early nineteenth-century rural Federal architecture in Spotsylvania County.","period_of_significance":"1829-1836","architect_builder":"unknown (construction details suggest Samuel Alsop, Jr.)","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling with a secondary structure; the house retains a high degree of integrity despite Colonial Revival additions of the 1930s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.667398-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/20/6837/41683720/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/93000569.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000569/db22a4acdc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000569/db22a4acdc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wikipelli","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kenmore_(also_known_as_Kenmore_Woods).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipelli</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:Kenmore_(also_known_as_Kenmore_Woods).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683720","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenmore_(Spotsylvania_County,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6389464"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/spotsylvania-county/kenmore-93000569/"}