{"nrhp_refnum":"00001552","name":"Middleton House","other_names":["Chatham-Hanes House","R. Philip Hanes,Jr. House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2721 Robinhood Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winston-Salem","county":"Forsyth County","state":"NC","lat":36.11752775000008,"lon":-80.29196943299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-12-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Conservation","Architecture","Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Federal-style frame house with a Colonial Revival reconstruction, located on a wooded knoll in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The house was built ca. 1829 near the Savannah River in South Carolina, dismantled in 1930, moved by rail, and reconstructed on its present site.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its Colonial Revival reconstruction under architect William Roy Wallace and for its connection with landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman, whose site plan, garden and interior decoration work survive. It also reflects 1930s preservation practice and gains significance from its history since the move.","narrative":"Built ca. 1829 as a two-story frame house with Federal detailing on a plantation near the Savannah River in South Carolina, the house was dismantled piece by piece in 1930 and moved by rail to Winston-Salem. Architect William Roy Wallace supervised its reconstruction on a wooded tract, keeping the center-hall plan, mantels, cornices and paneled wainscots while altering room proportions for modern living. The grounds were laid out by landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman, whose boxwood-bordered walks, terraced lawn and small southeast garden survive largely as her plans specified. Shipman also advised on the wallpapers and furnishings chosen for the hall and living room, many of which remain. The house is valued for its Colonial Revival reconstruction of an early Federal house and for its link to Shipman, a prominent designer of her era. Its significance also rests on the 1930 move, which reflected the preservation practices of the time.","period_of_significance":"1930 - ca. 1933","architect_builder":"Wallace, William Roy - architect for move and restoration","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["A","C","B"],"status_note":"Occupied by the owners, who retain a life estate; the house and nearly five acres are owned by Wake Forest University.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.293373-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/7202/47720264/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/00001552.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720264","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleton_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25247503"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/forsyth-county/middleton-house-00001552/"}