Clifton
Also known as: Crigler's Place, VDHR File No. 023-5230
Why it's listed
Clifton is a farmstead in northwestern Culpeper County, Virginia, near Rixeyville, whose buildings record more than a century of change. The main house was built around 1845 as a two-story Greek Revival dwelling with a side-passage plan. A west wing added around 1850 made it a central-passage house. Around 1910 a porch, a rear ell and a kitchen wing were added, bringing Craftsman details to the interior. Around the house stand ten contributing outbuildings in three groupings, including an antebellum two-story kitchen with a wide stone chimney, a late-nineteenth-century bank barn, an ash house, an icehouse, a springhouse and a corncrib. Five contributing sites include the locations of former buildings and two cemeteries. One is a family cemetery begun by George Roberts Crigler, and the other is a slave cemetery above the Thornton River. The property was listed because it keeps an unusually large group of farm buildings and shows how a local family's farm evolved over time.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents Clifton as an evolved farmstead that keeps one of the region's largest collections of outbuildings, with ten contributing nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century buildings. The house shows phases of growth from about 1845 through about 1910, including Greek Revival and Craftsman work. The property is tied to the Crigler family, and it includes a family cemetery and a slave cemetery.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 08000911, listed September 17, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 7091 Monumental Mills Rd., Rixeyville |
|---|---|
| County | Culpeper County |
| Listed | September 17, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08000911 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architectural style | Mid-19th century Greek Revival; Late 19th and early 20th century American Movements: Craftsman |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current functions are listed as single dwelling, vacant/not in use, and cemetery. Recent rehabilitation has added a rear wing extension and a one-story addition to the house. |
| Acreage | 241 |
| Coordinates | 38.61455, -78.00249 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 08000911.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14691905
- This listing as JSON
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