{"nrhp_refnum":"08000812","name":"Blair Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N. side of VA 1522 just W. of its jct. with Blairmont Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Boone","county":"Watauga County","state":"NC","lat":36.20296435800003,"lon":-81.64811160299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-08-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Blair Farm is a 9.1-acre remnant of a mountain farm on Deerfield Road in Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina. It centers on the Blair House, a hall-parlor dwelling begun in 1844, with a carriage house, granary/wood shed and log smokehouse.","why_significant":"The Blair House is the oldest of the few nineteenth-century buildings left in Boone and shows how a vernacular farmhouse grew over time, enlarged by carpenter Henry Blair. Its first-floor rooms hold elaborate stenciled and freehand painted walls and ceilings, including landscape murals, made around 1900 by an itinerant painter. The farm also records the Blair family's farming and produce business in the region.","narrative":"Blair Farm is a 9.1-acre remnant of a mountain farm that once covered hundreds of acres southeast of Boone, North Carolina, and now lies within town limits beside the East Fork of the New River. The main building, the Blair House, began in 1844 as a modest hall-parlor dwelling. Henry Blair, a skilled carpenter, enlarged it in stages with a west room, a rear ell, and later a central gable, dormers and enclosed porches. Other contributing buildings include a carriage house, a granary/wood shed and a log smokehouse. The house is the oldest of the few nineteenth-century buildings left in Boone. Its interior is notable for painted decoration done around 1900 by an itinerant artist, using stencils, freehand work, smoked ceilings, faux stone blocking and landscape murals over the mantels. Family members and university student volunteers have been uncovering this work by washing off a 1930s paint finish. The farm also reflects the Blair family's long role in growing and selling produce.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Henry Blair, carpenter, who added to the house himself","architectural_style":"Hall-parlor house (mid-nineteenth century)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current function is listed as vacant/not in use, though the text describes ongoing restoration by the owners and volunteers, and the storage room remains in use.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:54.342344-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/90/7227/47722790/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/08000812.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000812/ba98643482-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000812/ba98643482-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blair_Farmhouse,_Boone.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blair_Farmhouse,_Boone.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722790","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20708985"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/watauga-county/blair-farm-08000812/"}