{"nrhp_refnum":"12000580","name":"Bostic Charge Parsonage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"149 Old Sunshine Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bostic","county":"Rutherford County","state":"NC","lat":35.36501076300004,"lon":-81.83451533899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-08-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half-story Craftsman bungalow built in 1922 at 149 Old Sunshine Road in Bostic, Rutherford County, North Carolina, as a Methodist parsonage. It sits on about one acre with a non-contributing 1996 carport.","why_significant":"The parsonage is argued to meet Criterion C as a well-preserved example of a Craftsman bungalow, with a side-gabled roof, shed dormer, full-width porch, exposed rafters and a rear sleeping porch. It uses local Bostic Brick Yard brick, which fits the Craftsman emphasis on local materials. It also meets Criteria Consideration A because the Methodist church historically owned it.","narrative":"Built in 1922 in the railroad town of Bostic, North Carolina, this one-and-one-half-story Craftsman bungalow was constructed as a parsonage for the Bostic Charge, a group of five Methodist churches formed in 1921. Brothers B. Craven Baber and S. Marvin Baber are identified as the main builders, and local banker E. N. Washburn Sr. financed about a third of the roughly $3,850 cost. The first story is clad in multicolored, wire-cut brick from the nearby Bostic Brick Yard, with dark green cedar shingles above. Features include a side-gabled metal roof, a center shed dormer, a full-width front porch on brick piers, knee braces, exposed rafters and a rear sleeping porch. Inside are heart pine floors, beadboard, and four fireplaces. From 1922 to 1957 it housed the minister and hosted youth groups and a 1945 wedding. It later became a rental and then a private home. Its listing rests on its architecture and integrity.","period_of_significance":"1922","architect_builder":"Baber, B. Craven, and Baber, S. Marvin, builders","architectural_style":"Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single dwelling; the form describes very good interior and exterior integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:53.195366-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/58/7221/47722158/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/12000580.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000580/044df10f9f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000580/044df10f9f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Upstateherd","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bostic_Charge_Parsonage.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Upstateherd</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bostic_Charge_Parsonage.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722158","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostic_Charge_Parsonage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19868161"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/rutherford-county/bostic-charge-parsonage-12000580/"}