{"nrhp_refnum":"01000123","name":"Jernigan, Roberts H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"209 S. Catherine Creek Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ahoskie","county":"Hertford County","state":"NC","lat":36.280858643000045,"lon":-76.97931202599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-02-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Colonial Revival (\"Southern Colonial\") house at 209 South Catherine Creek Road in Ahoskie, Hertford County, North Carolina, built in 1917-1918 and now used as a hotel/lodging.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a superlative example of the Southern Colonial style built for prosperous eastern North Carolina businessmen in the 1910s, with a monumental Ionic portico. It is considered arguably the most impressive residence in Ahoskie. It is also tied to local merchant and farmer Roberts H. Jernigan and to builder Jesse R. Garrett, who gave it to the couple as a wedding present.","narrative":"Built in 1917-1918 at 209 South Catherine Creek Road in Ahoskie, this two-story frame house is a large example of the Colonial Revival style known in North Carolina as \"Southern Colonial.\" A pedimented portico with fluted Ionic columns and terra cotta capitals dominates the front, flanked by one-story porches. Inside, a central hall with a ceremonial staircase and Neo-Classical Revival mantels added around 1934 reflect conservative taste. Contractor W. D. Deanes of Murfreesboro built it for Roberts H. Jernigan, a young farmer, merchant and later postmaster. His father-in-law, builder and merchant Jesse R. Garrett, gave the house as a wedding present. It is regarded as arguably the most impressive residence in a railroad-era town that grew in southern Hertford County. Changes include a sun porch and alcove added about 1928, a 1960s garage wing, and an enclosed rear porch, yet the house keeps much of its original character. It is recognized for its architecture and its place in the town's social history.","period_of_significance":"1918 to 1942","architect_builder":"DEANES, W. D.; GARRETT, JESSE R.","architectural_style":"Other/Southern Colonial (Colonial Revival)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current function listed as domestic/hotel; retains a high degree of integrity despite changes including a 1960s garage wing and an enclosed rear porch.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.332703-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/7208/47720883/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/01000123.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000123/0f6e317336-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000123/0f6e317336-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roberts_H._Jernigan_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roberts_H._Jernigan_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720883","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberts_H._Jernigan_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19462619"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/hertford-county/jernigan-roberts-h-house-01000123/"}