Arrowhead
Also known as: Colonel Wirt Robinson House; Dhr Id 062-5135-0051
Why it's listed
Arrowhead is a 21-acre farm at the foot of Dudley Mountain, south of Charlottesville in Albemarle County. Its main house grew in three stages: a two-story frame center section built around 1859-1860 by local farmer Henry Carter Moore, and two wings added in the early 1900s. The older section is a vernacular Greek Revival farmhouse with an uncommon four-room plan, which the nomination describes as a rare unaltered example. Around it stand a log kitchen, a brick smokehouse, a carriage house and icehouse, and a board-and-batten tenant cottage with scalloped trim. The farm passed through owners including Governor Thomas W. Gilmer. In 1890 it was bought by the Woods family. Reverend Edgar Woods founded Pantops Academy and wrote a county history. His son Samuel B. Woods added the wings, helped win city status for Charlottesville, served as its first mayor, and raised livestock and orchard crops here. The setting remains agricultural.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues that Arrowhead is a well-preserved mid-nineteenth-century farmstead with a vernacular Greek Revival house and an unusual, unaltered four-room plan. It also has a good collection of intact service buildings and a board-and-batten tenant house. The farm was owned by notable figures, including Thomas W. Gilmer and the Woods family, of whom Samuel B. Woods became Charlottesville's first mayor.
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). NRHP reference 100003613, listed April 15, 2019. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 115 Arrowhead Ln., Wingina |
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| County | Nelson County |
| Listed | April 15, 2019 |
| Reference number | 100003613 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1859-1907 |
| Architect / builder | Henry Carter Moore (built the oldest section of the house) |
| Architectural style | Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Science, Education, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Buildings range in condition from fair to good; the property is a private residence and farm, and the owner is renovating and restoring it. |
| Acreage | 5.1 |
| Within district | Norwood-Wingina Rural Historic District |
| Coordinates | 37.64226, -78.74991 (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 100003613.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives)
- This listing as JSON
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