Hall, Thomas, House
Also known as: 60-82; Catalpa Hall Farm
Why it's listed
Near Childress in Montgomery County, Virginia, this two-story frame farmhouse dates to about 1882 and is also known as Catalpa Hall Farm. It has board-and-batten siding, a shallow slate roof, and a three-bay front with a central door flanked by sidelights. A gabled porch with paired two-story paneled columns shelters the entrance, and a second-floor balcony with a sawn balustrade sits above it. Brick chimneys stand at each end, and an integral two-story ell extends from the main block. Inside, an open-stringer stair rises in the center passage, with simple pilastered mantels in the flanking rooms. A small frame outbuilding and remnants of a boxwood garden remain on the grounds. The house is considered significant for its architecture. It is one of sixty-seven single-pile center-passage frame houses in the county from the late nineteenth century, yet one of very few clad in board-and-batten, a treatment promoted by pattern books for rural homes. It has changed little and remains in good condition.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is significant under criterion C as an unusual example of a popular regional form, the single-pile center-passage house. It is one of sixty-seven such late nineteenth-century frame houses in the county, and one of very few with board-and-batten siding. It shows the influence of pattern books and has been little altered.
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 89001898, listed November 13, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | VA 667, 0.5 mi. SE of VA 600, Childress |
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| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | November 13, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89001898 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1882 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Single-pile center-passage plan |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as well preserved, little altered and in good condition; still used as a single dwelling. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 37.07783, -80.51186 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 89001898.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14713338
- This listing as JSON
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