{"nrhp_refnum":"96001074","name":"Longwood","other_names":["Vdhr #02-380"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N side of VA 665, jct. with VA 663 and VA 664","address_restricted":false,"city":"Earlysville","county":"Albemarle County","state":"VA","lat":38.183514299500075,"lon":-78.49929022653609,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-10-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Longwood is a 183-acre farm on Buck Mountain Road (Route 665) in Earlysville, Albemarle County, Virginia, centered on a frame house begun in the late 18th century and expanded around 1810-1820 and in the 1940s. It also has a barn, a former colored schoolhouse, a stone well and a family cemetery.","why_significant":"The nomination argues Longwood is significant under Criterion C as a well-preserved late-18th/early-19th-century house with fine Federal interior woodwork. Part of it operated as a store and post office in the first half of the 19th century, and it is one of only two such buildings of this age in northern Albemarle County. It is also tied to the Michie family, long prominent in the economic and political life of the Earlysville area.","narrative":"Longwood is a 183-acre farm in Earlysville, in northern Albemarle County, Virginia. Its main house was built in sections: a two-story, five-bay frame core from the late 18th century, then wings added around 1810 to 1820, and a few further changes in the 1940s. The west wing served as a store and post office under James Michie Jr., who was appointed postmaster in 1827 and held the post until 1845. The Michie family settled in the area in the 1740s and also ran a tavern and gristmill nearby. Inside, the older rooms keep wide pine floors, reeded mantels and a three-run open stair. Other historic features include a barn from about 1890, a frame school built around 1900 and known as Colored School #8, a stone well and the Michie family cemetery. Few store-residences of this age survive in the county, and Longwood is well preserved, which supported its listing for architecture.","period_of_significance":"Late 18th century-1942","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal; 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Historic resources are described as in fair to excellent condition, with the main house retaining much of its exterior appearance and interior woodwork. The house is a single dwelling and the school is used as a farm office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:01.260925-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/35/6793/41679335/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/96001074.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001074/1dd1e3dcfb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001074/1dd1e3dcfb-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longwood_barn_and_driveway.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longwood_barn_and_driveway.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679335","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longwood_(Earlysville,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712743"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/albemarle-county/longwood-96001074/"}