{"nrhp_refnum":"97001074","name":"Halwyck","other_names":["James Hoge Tyler House","VDHR File No. 126-79"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"915 Tyler Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Radford (Independent City)","county":"Radford","state":"VA","lat":37.13196976000006,"lon":-80.54877818399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-08-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Halwyck is a large two-story brick Queen Anne dwelling at 915 Tyler Avenue in Radford, Virginia, on a wooded bluff above the New River. It was built in 1892 as the home of Governor James Hoge Tyler.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion B as the principal residence of Governor James Hoge Tyler and his wife Susan Hammet Tyler from 1892 until their deaths in the 1920s. It is significant under Criterion C for the scale and ornament of its Queen Anne design, which reflect the local prominence of the Tyler and Hammet families during Radford's railway and industrial boom. It also retains most features from the Tyler occupancy.","narrative":"Halwyck is a two-story brick house with a hipped slate roof, set on a wooded bluff above the New River in Radford, Virginia. Built in 1892, it follows a central-passage, T-plan layout and shows Queen Anne character in its brick quoins, bay windows, wood-shingled gables, and a three-story cast-iron porch with delicate ironwork. The steep site makes the front appear to have three stories. Inside are ornate mantels, plaster medallions, an open-stringer stair with sunflower ornament, and an unusual Minton tile floor in the basement foyer. The house was the home of Governor James Hoge Tyler and his wife Susan Hammet Tyler until their deaths in the 1920s. Tyler was a farmer, coal operator, and state politician. The house's size and ornament reflect the standing of the Tyler and Hammet families in Radford during its growth as a railway and industrial town. Later changes, including a mid-twentieth-century rear addition, show how the family adapted the house over time.","period_of_significance":"1892-1925","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian / Queen Anne","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling, with a garage and a concrete block cottage added in the mid-twentieth century. The house is described as well preserved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.781566-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/6828/41682815/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/97001074.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001074/3d5eeba3de-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97001074/3d5eeba3de-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halwyck_from_driveway.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halwyck_from_driveway.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682815","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halwyck","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16840864"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/radford/halwyck-97001074/"}