{"nrhp_refnum":"08001363","name":"Harrington-Dewar House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"994 Fred Burns Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Holly Springs","county":"Harnett County","state":"NC","lat":35.57018151600005,"lon":-80.01342825699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-01-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame I-house with an earlier rear kitchen ell, located at 994 Fred Burns Road near the Cokesbury community in rural Harnett County, North Carolina. The main block dates to the third quarter of the 19th century, and the whole house was moved to its present site in 1977.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be a very intact local example of two common North Carolina house types: the one-room, story-and-a-loft dwelling and the I-house with simple Greek Revival detailing. Physical evidence shows the house grew from a one-room dwelling to a two-room house and then to an I-house, an evolution not found elsewhere in Harnett County. It qualifies under Criterion C, and Criteria Consideration B for relocation because the new setting is similar to the original.","narrative":"Set at the end of a dirt and gravel road near the Cokesbury community, this two-story frame I-house with a rear ell reflects how a rural North Carolina home grew over time. The oldest part, now the rear wing, began as a one-room dwelling with a loft, later gained a dining room, and was then fronted by a three-bay I-house with plain Greek Revival details such as corner pilasters, a transom over the entrance, and two-panel doors. Historically it was a farmhouse, linked to farmer John Tyler Harrington and later to the Dewar family. After years of vacancy it faced burning in 1977, when it was instead moved less than five miles to its present eleven-acre site. Its chimneys, foundation, and porch were rebuilt after the move. It is considered significant because it shows the evolution from one-room house to I-house more clearly than any other surviving example in Harnett County.","period_of_significance":"Mid-19th century, third quarter of the 19th century","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century - Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Carefully maintained since its 1977 move; used as a single-dwelling residence. It sat vacant for roughly twenty or more years before the move.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:53.648454-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/32/7207/47720732/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/08001363.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720732","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrington-Dewar_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19462200"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/harnett-county/harrington-dewar-house-08001363/"}