{"nrhp_refnum":"02000007","name":"Thompson, Alfred and Martha Jane, House and Williams Barn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NC 1314, 0.4 mi. W of NC 58","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Hope","county":"Wilson County","state":"NC","lat":35.810106388000065,"lon":-77.95461217099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-02-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame farmhouse built about 1895 and a gambrel-roof barn built about 1930, on roughly five acres near New Hope in Taylor Township, Wilson County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built for Alfred and Martha Jane Thompson.","why_significant":"The nomination argues both buildings are significant under Criterion C for architecture. The house is a classically-influenced vernacular farmhouse that combines Greek Revival and Italianate features. The barn is a well-preserved example of a multi-functional banked post-and-beam barn and is the only surviving outbuilding.","narrative":"Near New Hope in Wilson County, North Carolina, a one-story farmhouse and a large barn sit among agricultural fields close to Silver Lake. The house dates to about 1895 and is a center-hall, balloon-frame dwelling with weatherboard siding, a hipped roof, and engaged porches. Its paneled corner pilasters reflect Greek Revival influence, while wide eaves with paired sawn brackets reflect the Italianate style. A kitchen was added around 1930 and a small bathroom around 1970. Behind it stands a banked, gambrel-roof barn from about 1930 with a massive oak post-and-beam frame, now the only surviving outbuilding. The house is thought to have been built by Alfred Thompson, a large landholding farmer, as a later-life home for his second wife, Martha Jane. It later served as a tenant house. Both buildings were recognized for architecture: the house as a vernacular farmhouse of its era, and the barn as a well-preserved multi-purpose type. Both are currently vacant.","period_of_significance":"c. 1895, c. 1930","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Other: classically-influenced (Greek Revival and Italianate features)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed under current function as vacant/not in use; the house is described as in good condition with little alteration, and the owners plan preventative and restorative work.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.039853-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/59/7228/47722859/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/02000007.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722859","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_and_Martha_Jane_Thompson_House_and_Williams_Barn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24436323"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wilson-county/thompson-alfred-and-martha-jane-house-and-williams-barn-02000007/"}