{"nrhp_refnum":"03000269","name":"Greer, R.T., and Company Root and Herb Warehouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7181 Railroad Grade Rd., jct. of Todd Railrad Grad Rd. at Cranbery Springs rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Todd","county":"Ashe County","state":"NC","lat":36.278718352000055,"lon":-81.55376143299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-04-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story timber-framed commercial building used as a root and herb warehouse, located in the Brownwood community of Todd, Ashe County, North Carolina, on the bottomlands along the South Fork of the New River. It was constructed around 1918 for R. T. Greer and Company.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the warehouse is one of the few surviving buildings associated with the regional root and herb industry in western North Carolina. It is tied to the Greer Company, described as a major dealer in crude botanicals, and its branch operated until 1945. The building is also presented as a rare surviving herb warehouse in the region.","narrative":"Built around 1918 on an open lot beside Railroad Grade Road in Todd, Ashe County, this two-story timber-framed warehouse was used to store and bale crude herbs and roots for shipment by rail. Its rectangular plan has a shed-roofed addition along the south side, added in the 1940s, and a brick pier foundation. Inside, a single row of posts supports an open floor, and a square opening in the second floor once carried herbs down to a baling apparatus near a freight door. The building belonged to R. T. Greer and Company, which became one of the largest dealers in crude botanicals in the United States. The company's branch here closed in 1945, and the nomination regards the building as one of the few surviving structures linked to the regional herb trade of the Blue Ridge. Its interior retains exposed framing and worn wood floors, which the nomination describes as a high level of integrity.","period_of_significance":"c. 1918-1945","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No Style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:40.705599-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/59/7189/47718959/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/03000269.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718959","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._T._Greer_and_Company_Root_and_Herb_Warehouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18151092"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/ashe-county/greer-r-t-and-company-root-and-herb-warehouse-03000269/"}