Druin-Horner House
Also known as: DuVal House
Why it's listed
Set on River Road in western Henrico County, this house grew in two distinct stages. The first, built about 1780, is a 1½-story hall-and-chamber dwelling with a hand-hewn, pegged timber frame, a two-room basement with a cooking fireplace, and large Flemish-bond brick end chimneys. In 1870 Richard Horner tripled its size by adding a 2-story Late Victorian I-House to the front, complete with a turned-post porch, dentiled cornice and a turned oak stair. The property passed from the Druin family to Horner and later to the DuVal family, who built a storage shed in 1914. By 1994 the house was abandoned, deteriorated and slated for demolition during a subdivision of its land. A new owner bought the lot and carried out a full rehabilitation, later adding a compatible rear wing in 2006. The house is valued locally as a rare survivor illustrating late 18th-century and late 19th-century domestic building.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is significant locally under Criterion C in architecture as a rare surviving example of both late 18th-century and late 19th-century domestic architecture in Henrico County. The early section keeps its hand-hewn braced timber frame and many original interior features, while the 1870 addition retains Victorian detailing and most of its original woodwork.
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 09000064, listed February 25, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 9904 River Rd., Richmond |
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| County | Henrico County |
| Listed | February 25, 2009 |
| Reference number | 09000064 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1780-1870 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic: Federal; Late Victorian |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Abandoned and badly deteriorated by 1994 and slated for demolition, then rehabilitated as a home; described as in excellent condition and in use as a single dwelling. |
| Acreage | 1.4 |
| Coordinates | 37.58593, -77.61516 (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 09000064.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5309007
- This listing as JSON
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