{"nrhp_refnum":"02000131","name":"Coward, Edward R. and Sallie Ann, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NC 1405, 0.2 mi. E of jct. with NC 1400","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ormondsville","county":"Greene County","state":"NC","lat":35.44988924200004,"lon":-77.54658446899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-03-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, three-bay, single-pile Greek Revival farmhouse with a one-story kitchen ell, standing in rural Greene County, North Carolina, in the Ormondsville area. It was built ca. 1850 for Edward R. and Sallie Ann Coward.","why_significant":"The nomination regards the house as an excellent example of the Greek Revival style in Greene County and one of the most intact antebellum residences in the county. It cites its symmetrical facade, central passage plan, original stair, mantels, plaster medallion and original moldings and floors. It is also described as rare among antebellum dwellings in eastern North Carolina.","narrative":"Built ca. 1850 by Edward R. and Sallie Ann Coward, this two-story, three-bay, single-pile farmhouse in Greene County, North Carolina, has a symmetrical weatherboarded facade, a central passage and two brick end chimneys. The house keeps much of its original interior, including plaster walls and ceilings, five-inch pine floors, a stair with tapered newel posts and a rounded handrail, and a plaster ceiling medallion in the first-floor passage. Its two parlor mantels are described as unusually ornate for the county. The attached kitchen ell dates to the early twentieth century and replaced a separate kitchen building. The house was occupied by the Dixon family for about fifty-five years after 1881 and later served as a tenant dwelling. Its architectural integrity is considered rare among antebellum houses in eastern North Carolina, and it is among the few intact Greek Revival houses of its period remaining in rural Greene County.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1850","architect_builder":"Pittman, William","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Restored; used as a place for family reunions and other events.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.729063-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/7204/47720464/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/02000131.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720464","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_R._and_Sallie_Ann_Coward_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19461177"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/greene-county/coward-edward-r-and-sallie-ann-house-02000131/"}