{"nrhp_refnum":"99000963","name":"Ingleside","other_names":["VDHR File No. 044-0013"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"500 Mica Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ridgeway","county":"Henry County","state":"VA","lat":36.59656031000003,"lon":-79.85641486499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-08-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Ingleside is a two-story frame farmhouse built about 1880 on a rise above Mica Road (SR 902) near Ridgeway in southern Henry County, Virginia, together with a 19th-century double stone spring.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C in architecture for its hybrid Greek Revival-Gothic Revival exterior, shown in an abbreviated, stripped-down form. It also cites the imagination, extent and well-preserved state of the interior decorative painting, including marbling and graining. The significance is at the local level.","narrative":"Ingleside is a two-story frame house built around 1880 on a prominence above Mica Road near Ridgeway, in southern Henry County, Virginia. It has a symmetrical three-bay front, a center-passage plan, a stone foundation, weatherboard siding and a hip roof. Its exterior blends restrained Greek Revival elements, such as plain vertical boards reminiscent of pilasters and blank corner blocks, with Gothic Revival scalloped vergeboards and a decorative front gable. Inside, the mantels are painted to imitate marble, and doors and trim carry varied wood graining. The painted soapstone fireplace surround is described as an unusual example of stone painted to look like stone. The house is believed to have been built by the Penn family and was acquired in 1886 by the Sheffield family, who lived there for generations. A double stone spring lies in a ravine nearby. It was listed for its distinctive architecture and well-preserved interior decoration.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1880-Ca. 1900","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Greek Revival; Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Vacant since shortly before its last occupant died in 1990. The present owners have begun stabilizing and rehabilitating it. Structurally the house appears to be in good condition, though the kitchen annex has suffered from roof leaks.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.605063-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/65/6812/41681265/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/99000963.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000963/9ce0ed9cab-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000963/9ce0ed9cab-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ingleside_north_of_Ridgeway.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ingleside_north_of_Ridgeway.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681265","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingleside_(Ridgeway,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712605"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/henry-county/ingleside-99000963/"}