{"nrhp_refnum":"99000725","name":"Marshall-Rucker-Smith House","other_names":["VDHR File No. 0104-5073"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"620 Park St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlottesville (Independent City)","county":"Charlottesville","state":"VA","lat":38.03556953000003,"lon":-78.47478533499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-06-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story brick Queen Anne dwelling at 620 Park Street in Charlottesville, Virginia, built in 1894 by builder William T. Vandegrift for dry goods merchant J. William Marshall and his wife Carrie, with a ca. 1930 rear addition and swimming pool.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the premier example of the Queen Anne style in Charlottesville, notable for its octagonal corner tower, Romanesque-inspired gable arcading and lavish interior. It also retains excellent integrity, including its original plan, finishes, and the ca. 1930 solarium and library addition made for the Rucker family.","narrative":"Built in 1894 at 620 Park Street in Charlottesville, this two-story brick house was erected by local builder William T. Vandegrift for dry goods merchant J. William Marshall and his wife Carrie. At $10,000 it was apparently the most costly residence built in the city that year. Its asymmetrical Queen Anne design features a three-story octagonal corner tower, a slate-shingled hip roof, a front gable with a Romanesque triple-arched loggia, and multiple porches. Inside, a center-passage plan includes ornate mantels, pocket doors and a two-run stair. William J. Rucker, a philanthropist who bought the house in 1913, added a solarium and library wing and a swimming pool around 1930. The house was later divided into apartments before being restored as a private residence from 1961 onward. Considered the leading Queen Anne building in Charlottesville, it keeps its original plan, finishes, fence and landscape features from the period between 1894 and about 1930.","period_of_significance":"1894-ca. 1930","architect_builder":"Vandegrift, William T. (builder)","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"In use as a private single dwelling, restored by its present owner since the 1960s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:59.501474-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/91/6800/41680091/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/99000725.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000725/673729101c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000725/673729101c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Nickmorgan2","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marshall_Rucker_Smith.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Nickmorgan2</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:Marshall_Rucker_Smith.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"82004904","name":"Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/charlottesville-and-albemarle-county-courthouse-historic-district-82004904/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680091","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall%E2%80%93Rucker%E2%80%93Smith_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15248837"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/charlottesville/marshall-rucker-smith-house-99000725/"}