Located just north of the University of Virginia in the city of Charlottesville’s Rugby-Venable neighborhood, the James Minor House is a wood frame and stone masonry dwelling built in the Dutch Colonial Revival style. The main section of the house stands two stories above a full English basement, which is fully exposed at the west elevation of the house and partially visible at the east elevation of the house due to the sloping lot. Designed ca. 1937 by prominent local architect Milton Grigg for James Minor, a Charlottesville area lawyer who was associated with drafting the Virginia State Constitution in 1902. He also founded the Minor Insurance Agency and was involved in several Charlottesville community groups, such as the Colonnade Club at the UVa, Farmington Country Club, and historical and genealogical societies. The house is significant as one of Grigg’s early residential designs, representing his growing familiarity with Classical and Revival styles and his incorporation of historical design vocabulary into new construction.