{"nrhp_refnum":"08001364","name":"Kilgo, Bishop John C., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2100 The Plaza","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlotte","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"NC","lat":35.22988847800008,"lon":-80.80836010999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-01-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, weatherboarded frame house at 2100 The Plaza in the Plaza-Midwood neighborhood of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, built in 1915 for Methodist bishop John Carlisle Kilgo.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is locally significant under Criterion C for architecture because it blends Colonial Revival and Craftsman features in a sophisticated design by Charlotte architect Louis H. Asbury. It is described as one of the finest Colonial Revival-Craftsman houses in Charlotte and one of the first and finest residences in the Chatham Estates suburb.","narrative":"Built in 1915 on The Plaza, a landscaped boulevard in Charlotte's Plaza-Midwood neighborhood, this two-story weatherboarded house was designed by the architect Louis H. Asbury for Bishop John Carlisle Kilgo, a Methodist leader who had been president of Trinity College in Durham. Its balanced, hip-roofed main block and columned entry porch reflect the Colonial Revival style, while deep eaves with exposed rafters and heavy rusticated brick porch piers reflect the Craftsman style. The interior keeps a center-hall plan, oak woodwork, and classical mantels. The house is considered one of the finest examples in Charlotte of combining the two styles, and one of the earliest and most stylish residences in Chatham Estates. It is significant for its architecture rather than for Kilgo's career, though his later role at Emory and the Methodist church is noted. Asbury, a Duke-educated architect, designed many of Charlotte's major buildings of the early twentieth century.","period_of_significance":"1915","architect_builder":"Louis H. Asbury (architect)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival; Craftsman","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Occupied as a residence; the current residents are named in the form but are omitted here. A 1950s rear addition and a modern garage are present.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.231111-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/41/7212/47721241/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/08001364.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001364/7a6837aef0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001364/7a6837aef0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"RoxylovesHistory","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bishop_John_C._Kilgo_House,_Charlotte,_NC.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">RoxylovesHistory</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bishop_John_C._Kilgo_House,_Charlotte,_NC.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721241","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_John_C._Kilgo_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19462767"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/kilgo-bishop-john-c-house-08001364/"}