{"nrhp_refnum":"96001452","name":"Sunnyside","other_names":["VDHR File No. 58-274"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"104 Shiney Rock Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Clarksville","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"VA","lat":36.61344692600008,"lon":-78.57135067865428,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-12-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture","Politics/Government","Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Sunnyside is a 25-acre plantation estate at 104 Shiney Rock Road in Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, centered on a frame house built in stages from 1833 to 1837, with domestic and agricultural outbuildings and a family cemetery.","why_significant":"The nomination argues for significance under Criteria A, B and C. It was a plantation and later a school, contributing to Mecklenburg County's education history. It is linked to local and state politician Tucker Carrington. It is also an outstanding local example of a late Federal-style plantation house that retains most of its outbuildings.","narrative":"Sunnyside is a 25-acre plantation estate in Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Its frame house was built in three stages between 1833 and 1837: a side-passage dwelling, a two-story I-house connected by a hyphen, and an east addition. One-story wings and Italianate window and portico changes were added before the Civil War, and the work is attributed to regional craftsman Jacob Holt. The interior retains late Federal woodwork, including a walnut-railed stair and carved mantels. Behind the house stand a kitchen, servant's quarter, smokehouse, and other outbuildings. Farther west are log tobacco barns and tenant houses, and a family cemetery lies to the northeast. The property operated as a school into the early twentieth century, and the nomination also links it to Tucker Carrington, a local and state politician. It was recognized for its agriculture, education, government and architecture, with a period of significance from 1833 to 1909. The estate keeps a high level of integrity, and restoration work is under way.","period_of_significance":"1833-1909","architect_builder":"Unknown (the Italianate remodeling is attributed by the form to regional craftsman and architect Jacob Holt)","architectural_style":"Other: I house (late Federal-style interior, with later Italianate remodeling)","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Undergoing restoration by the current owners; current function listed as work in progress.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.354022-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/6819/41681907/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/96001452.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001452/f3a90b66ed-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001452/f3a90b66ed-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunnyside,_Clarksville.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunnyside,_Clarksville.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681907","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnyside_(Clarksville,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713271"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/mecklenburg-county/sunnyside-96001452/"}