Slaughter-Hill House
Also known as: Corrie Hill House; Roger Dixon House
Why it's listed
Standing on a half-acre lot in Culpeper, this two-story house began in the late 18th century as a one-room plank log building measuring 16 by 20 feet, with its gable end toward West Street. Around the early 19th century a frame wing of the same size was added, creating a hall-and-parlor house. Further additions about 1835-40 produced a three-bay frame I-house facing the street, with the original log section kept as a rear ell. Surviving details include Federal mantels and woodwork, a Greek Revival door surround in the south room, and a corner of the original log wall. Deed records suggest the first building may have served commercial or mixed commercial and residential purposes. No other urban plank log structure is known to survive in the central Virginia Piedmont. Owners included John S. Pendleton, later a congressman and diplomat, Dr. Philip C. Slaughter, and the Hill family, who held the house from 1888 to 1944.
Significance in brief: The house is described as the only known surviving example in the central Virginia Piedmont of a one-room urban vernacular building of plank log construction. Its successive additions show how a small 18th-century log structure evolved into a mid-19th-century vernacular Greek Revival town house. Its owners also included local political and social leaders, among them John S. Pendleton and the Hill family.
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 89000203, listed March 16, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 306 N. West St., Culpeper |
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| County | Culpeper County |
| Listed | March 16, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89000203 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1775-1840 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Early Republic: Federal; Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single-family dwelling, as it was historically. Three noncontributing outbuildings stand behind it. |
| Acreage | 0.5 |
| Coordinates | 38.47502, -77.99756 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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 89000203.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7539008
- This listing as JSON
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