Locustville
Also known as: VDHR No. 51-50
Why it's listed
Locustville is a two-story, five-bay Greek Revival house built in 1855 on a six-acre site off State Route 625, two miles from Ottoman in rural Lancaster County, Virginia. John A. Rogers hired F. A. Pierce to rebuild the family house after an earlier dwelling burned in 1854. The wood-framed building has a central passage plan, two interior end chimneys, a rear ell, and a front porch with fluted Doric columns and a full Greek entablature. Inside, original plaster, random-width flooring, four-panel doors and Greek Revival mantels and trim survive. It has always served as a single dwelling and is being restored. The house is valued as one of the few relatively unaltered Greek Revival buildings of its era in the Northern Neck. It also reflects the Rogers family, landowners in the county since at least 1787, whose wealth declined after the Civil War as the plantation economy changed and the original tract was gradually sold off.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues that Locustville is one of the few relatively unaltered surviving examples of second-quarter nineteenth-century Greek Revival architecture in Virginia's Northern Neck. It was also the home of the Rogers family, substantial landowners whose declining fortunes after the Civil War reflect the fate of many southern planter families.
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 94001239, listed October 21, 1994. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1/2 mi. E of jct. of VA 354 and VA 625, E side, Ottoman |
|---|---|
| County | Lancaster County |
| Listed | October 21, 1994 |
| Reference number | 94001239 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1855 |
| Architect / builder | Pierce, F. A. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Under restoration; has always been used as a single dwelling and has been altered little. |
| Acreage | 6.1 |
| Coordinates | 37.68140, -76.50329 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 94001239.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14712733
- This listing as JSON
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