{"nrhp_refnum":"99000075","name":"Gwaltney, P.D., Jr., House","other_names":["DHR File #046-300-0054"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"304 Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Smithfield","county":"Isle of Wight County","state":"VA","lat":36.98159475700004,"lon":-76.62798957899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-01-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame Queen Anne style house at 304 Church Street in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, built between 1900 and 1901 for P.D. Gwaltney, Jr., on a plan from a George F. Barber plan book.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent, elaborately detailed example of a Victorian Queen Anne residence in Virginia, with original fixtures and finishes documented in the owner's letter book. It is also significant as the main residence of P.D. Gwaltney, Jr., who led the Gwaltney meat company to national prominence through promotion of the Smithfield ham.","narrative":"Built in 1900-01 at 304 Church Street in Smithfield, Virginia, this wood-frame Queen Anne house was commissioned by P.D. Gwaltney, Jr., for his new bride. It follows design no. 45 from a George F. Barber plan book and has a corner turret, projecting bays with half-timbered gables, a wrap-around porch with Scamozzi Ionic columns, and a decorative tile roof on a granite foundation. Inside, raised paneling, mahogany doors, carved mantels and patterned oak floors mark the most formal rooms. Gwaltney ordered materials from suppliers across the country and recorded each purchase in a letter book, so the house's original fixtures and finishes are unusually well documented. It is listed for its architecture and for its link to Gwaltney, whose company became a leader in the American pork industry and promoted the Smithfield ham. The house has stayed in the family, and a restoration was under way when the form was prepared.","period_of_significance":"1900-1901","architect_builder":"Unknown (plan based on George F. Barber's plan book design no. 45)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Remains a single-family dwelling, still in the Gwaltney family, with a restoration project underway at the time of the form.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.950692-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/38/6813/41681338/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/99000075.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000075/253bbd93b3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000075/253bbd93b3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Greg Vassilakos","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smithfield_gwaltney_house.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Greg Vassilakos</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smithfield_gwaltney_house.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"73002022","name":"Smithfield Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/smithfield-historic-district-73002022/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681338","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._D._Gwaltney_Jr._House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713035"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/isle-of-wight-county/gwaltney-p-d-jr-house-99000075/"}