{"nrhp_refnum":"05000378","name":"Wilson, Lucy and J. Vassie, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"425 Hillcrest Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"High Point","county":"Guilford County","state":"NC","lat":35.97403323300006,"lon":-80.02716725099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-05-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick house with a matching three-car garage at 425 Hillcrest Drive in the Emerywood neighborhood of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, built in 1926 and designed by architect Fred B. Klein.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be a locally significant, finely preserved example of Federal Revival architecture under Criterion C. Its symmetrical exterior draws on high-style Federal-era models, while its irregular interior plan reflects early twentieth-century ideas about comfort, ventilation and convenience. It ranks among the finest Colonial Revival houses in High Point and retains excellent integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1926 on a half-acre corner lot at 425 Hillcrest Drive in High Point's Emerywood subdivision, this two-story brick house was designed by architect Fred B. Klein for J. Vassie and Lucy Wilson. Its symmetrical front draws on Federal-era mansions of the mid-Atlantic and New England, with blind arches carrying garlands and urns, limestone keystones, quoins, a modillion cornice, a tile hipped roof and a semicircular columned porch with a Chinese Chippendale balustrade. Inside, the plan is deliberately informal: the front doors open straight into the living room, and a side stair hall is reached from the porte-cochere. The house also has a sunroom, breakfast room and glazed sleeping porch. A matching three-car garage includes an upstairs apartment that housed domestic employees. Most original finishes survive, including oak floors with walnut and sycamore borders. The house is recognized for its close adherence to Federal Revival design and its integrity.","period_of_significance":"1926","architect_builder":"Klein, Fred B., architect","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival (described in the text as Federal Revival)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a single dwelling with a secondary structure (garage); the form describes the house as retaining excellent integrity, with most original interior features intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:52.780829-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/14/7205/47720514/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/05000378.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000378/c6f096974a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000378/c6f096974a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucy_and_J._Vassie_Wilson_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucy_and_J._Vassie_Wilson_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720514","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_and_J._Vassie_Wilson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20679864"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/guilford-county/wilson-lucy-and-j-vassie-house-05000378/"}