{"nrhp_refnum":"97000488","name":"Miller-Masury, Dr. John, House","other_names":["Lakeside","Crystal Club","Greystone Manor"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"515 Wilder Point","address_restricted":false,"city":"Virginia Beach (Independent City)","county":"Virginia Beach","state":"VA","lat":36.878546838000034,"lon":-75.99234796499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-05-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large 2½-story granite and slate house in the Scottish baronial style on Crystal Lake at 515 Wilder Point, Virginia Beach, built 1906-1908 for Dr. John Miller-Masury and designed by Norfolk architect Arnold Eberhard.","why_significant":"The house is one of few examples in Virginia of Scottish baronial architecture, blending Gothic Revival elements with the symmetry of Colonial Revival design. It was also regarded as the largest and finest home in southeastern Virginia when built. In 1935-1939 it served as the Crystal Club, a gambling casino and nightclub that reflects Virginia Beach's growth as a resort.","narrative":"Built between 1906 and 1908 on a point of Crystal Lake in Virginia Beach, this roughly 12,000-square-foot house was commissioned by Dr. John Miller-Masury, heir to a paint fortune. Norfolk architect Arnold Eberhard designed it in the Scottish baronial style, with blue granite walls, a green slate second floor, a crenellated tower and wraparound porches. The interior includes a grand staircase, classical woodwork and nine fireplaces. Reputed to have cost about $130,000, it was acknowledged as the largest and finest home in southeastern Virginia and sat at the center of a self-sufficient estate. From 1935 to 1939 it operated as the Crystal Club, a casino and nightclub offering dancing and floor shows, for which the foyer, living room and hall were opened into a ballroom. Later owners included the Wilder family, who named it Greystone and added garden walls and a dog house. Apart from its roof, the house retains a high degree of integrity.","period_of_significance":"1906-1908, 1935-1939","architect_builder":"Eberhard, Arnold","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revival (Scottish baronial)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling and for professional commerce; retains a high degree of integrity apart from replacement of the original red clay tile roof with fiberglass shingles.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.144036-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/91/6839/41683991/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/97000488.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000488/f0c7423cf2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000488/f0c7423cf2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"SueCorcoran","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Miller_Masury_House_515_Wilder_Rd_Va_Beach_9_2012.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">SueCorcoran</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:John_Miller_Masury_House_515_Wilder_Rd_Va_Beach_9_2012.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683991","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John_Miller-Masury_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16895173"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/virginia-beach/miller-masury-dr-john-house-97000488/"}