{"nrhp_refnum":"98000738","name":"Rosedale Historic District","other_names":["DHR File No. 003-0348"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by US 60, Jackson R. and Luke's Mountain","address_restricted":false,"city":"Covington","county":"Alleghany County","state":"VA","lat":37.792533084500064,"lon":-79.99988190178522,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-06-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A predominantly residential early suburb of Covington, in Alleghany County, Virginia, just west of the Jackson River. It was established in 1899-1900 by A. Addams McAllister and contains 94 resources dating from the mid-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century.","why_significant":"The district is an early Covington suburb that grew on McAllister family land and reflects its ties to the nearby paper mill (now Westvaco). It shows a wide range of architectural styles, including Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Craftsman, plus several mail-order kit houses. The form recommends local significance. The text provided does not include the Section 8 statement.","narrative":"Rosedale is a neighborhood on the west bank of the Jackson River, across from Covington, Virginia. It began as part of the McAllister family farm. Its oldest building, Rose Dale, dates from the late 1850s and gave the area its name. In 1899-1900 A. Addams McAllister laid out the suburb. The same year he sold a large tract of the family land to the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company (now Westvaco), and the mill later built housing for senior officials on Midland Trail. The district contains 94 resources, of which 79 contribute to its character. Most are detached houses built between the 1890s and the late 1940s, in styles including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Craftsman bungalow. Several are mail-order kit houses from Sears and Aladdin. Historic garages, a concrete arched bridge, open river fields and stone retaining walls add to the setting. The largest building is the former hospital, now a county office building. The neighborhood largely took its present form by the late 1930s.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Sidney E. Pace (architect, Hammond House); Saylor A. Hudlow (builder); Thompson McAllister (traditionally credited with designing Rose Dale)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Spanish Revival, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Craftsman/Bungalow, Modernistic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most buildings remain in residential use. The former Alleghany Memorial Hospital now serves as the Alleghany County Administration Building.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.849695-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/78/6794/41679478/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/98000738.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000738/0c28a3571c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000738/0c28a3571c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"James Shelton32","credit_html":"James Shelton32, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosedale_Plantation_House_(Covington,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679478","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosedale_Historic_District_(Covington,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713157"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/alleghany-county/rosedale-historic-district-98000738/"}