{"nrhp_refnum":"06000293","name":"Red Oak Community House","other_names":["Red Oak Community Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E. Side, Church St., approx. 0.1 N of jct. with NC 43","address_restricted":false,"city":"Red Oak","county":"Nash County","state":"NC","lat":36.03806960900005,"lon":-77.90507804699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-04-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, side-gable Rustic Revival log community building on the east side of Church Street in Red Oak, Nash County, North Carolina, completed in 1935. It has three sections, saddle-notched round log walls, and massive stone chimneys.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its Rustic Revival log construction, built under the Emergency Relief Administration with local materials and labor. It also argues the building is significant for its role as the meeting place of the Red Oak Home Demonstration Club and as a community center for social and civic events.","narrative":"Built in 1935 on Church Street in the small crossroads community of Red Oak, this one-story log building has saddle-notched round logs, a central main block with two lower flanking wings, and two large tapered stone chimneys. Under the Emergency Relief Administration, local men cut and sawed the logs, and stone for the chimneys and foundation came from a nearby farm. The building served as the meeting place of the Red Oak Home Demonstration Club, which taught members canning, food preservation and other household skills. In the 1930s, when many North Carolina community houses were built of brick or frame, this one followed the federal recommendation to use native materials, and it is the only Rustic Revival log building in Red Oak. It is regarded as an example of the state's publicly financed log and stone construction of the period. The building has remained a gathering place for clubs, church meetings, scouts and family events.","period_of_significance":"1935-1956","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Rustic Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used for church gatherings, family reunions, social events, and scout and 4-H meetings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.378491-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/8/7215/47721508/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/06000293.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000293/0c7f385aad-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000293/0c7f385aad-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Oak_Community_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Oak_Community_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721508","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Oak_Community_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19987762"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/nash-county/red-oak-community-house-06000293/"}