{"nrhp_refnum":"04001526","name":"Faison, William E., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NC 50 at jct. with NC 1757 (10901 Suttontown Rd.)","address_restricted":false,"city":"Giddensville","county":"Sampson County","state":"NC","lat":35.159155783000074,"lon":-78.17145280699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-01-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, hip-roofed frame farmhouse with a family graveyard, built circa 1870 near Giddensville in northeastern Sampson County, North Carolina, for Confederate veteran William E. Faison.","why_significant":"The nomination finds the house a locally important example of a late Greek Revival dwelling with Italianate brackets and delicate craftsmanship, meeting Criterion C for architecture. It reflects the prosperity and cultural influence brought by the railroad from neighboring Duplin County. Its staircase is described as unique in the county, and its rear wing is a rare surviving example of transitional Federal/Greek Revival work.","narrative":"Near Giddensville in northeastern Sampson County, North Carolina, this two-story, hip-roofed farmhouse was built around 1870 for William E. Faison, a Confederate officer who farmed a plantation of about 3,670 acres. The house blends Greek Revival and Italianate styles. A one-story porch has square posts, segmental arches, curved brackets and dentil molding, and the cornice carries bracketed details. Inside, a wide central hall holds a staircase with a three-tier polygonal newel post and a walnut handrail, described as unique in the county. A rear kitchen wing, possibly moved from elsewhere, shows earlier Federal and Greek Revival detail. A small family graveyard on the property holds Faison's Confederate marker. Local tradition names carpenter Aubyne Lewis as builder. The house was listed for its architecture, as a locally important example of rural design influenced by the nearby railroad town of Faison. Preservation North Carolina later held it before sale with preservation covenants.","period_of_significance":"Ca. 1870","architect_builder":"Lewis, Aubyne","architectural_style":"Greek Revival; Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Currently a single dwelling with a cemetery; the present owners are restoring it, starting with the kitchen wing and second-floor rooms.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:52.893604-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/7222/47722215/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/04001526.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722215","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_E._Faison_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19865170"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/sampson-county/faison-william-e-house-04001526/"}