{"nrhp_refnum":"05000267","name":"Long, James A. and Laura Thompson, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"217 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Roxboro","county":"Person County","state":"NC","lat":36.39700792000008,"lon":-78.99151512899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-04-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Queen Anne house with round corner towers at 217 South Main Street in Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina, completed in 1896 for businessman James A. Long and his wife Laura Thompson Long.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the most outstanding Queen Anne dwelling in Roxboro and an intact example of the style, with classical motifs that reflect the post-1893 Columbian Exposition revival. It is also tied to Long's role as a New South leader who helped bring the railroad to Roxboro and founded the town's first cotton mill, and it is the only extant residence associated with him.","narrative":"Built in 1896 in Roxboro, the two-story frame house at 217 South Main Street has symmetrical round towers with conical slate roofs flanking a central entrance bay with a Palladian window and a wraparound porch with Doric columns. Its interior features mahogany paneling, tiled mantelpieces and a grand mahogany staircase rising to the attic. The house was built for James Anderson Long, a Confederate veteran who became a merchant, tobacco factory owner, state senator and bank founder. Long lobbied through the 1880s for a railroad, and the first passenger train reached Roxboro in May 1890. The house is valued for its architectural quality and for its association with Long's leadership in the town's New South growth. Its grandeur and machine-made materials are cited as reflections of that era of industrial expansion. Apart from a small 1940s rear addition and some lost balcony and porch elements, the house retains its original character.","period_of_significance":"1896-1915","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Under restoration by the current owner; porch posts, balustrades and a dormer tympanum are missing and are planned for reconstruction.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.634313-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/77/7217/47721777/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/05000267.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000267/ab46d510b6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000267/ab46d510b6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_A._and_Laura_Thompson_Long_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_A._and_Laura_Thompson_Long_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721777","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._and_Laura_Thompson_Long_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19986843"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/person-county/long-james-a-and-laura-thompson-house-05000267/"}