{"nrhp_refnum":"70000449","name":"Iredell, James, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"107 E. Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Edenton","county":"Chowan County","state":"NC","lat":36.060713828000075,"lon":-76.60661460599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-02-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The James Iredell House is a two-part frame house at 107 East Church Street in Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. The older section dates to about 1776, with a west addition built about 1816.","why_significant":"The house was the residence of Judge James Iredell, later a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and a meeting place for prominent political figures of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Architecturally, it is described as an unusual but extremely well-executed combination of Georgian and Federal motifs.","narrative":"This two-story frame house at 107 East Church Street in Edenton grew in two stages. The oldest section, with its gable end facing Church Street, dates to about 1776 and was apparently built by silversmith Joseph Whedbee. About 1816 a five-bay addition was attached perpendicular to its west side, enclosing a chimney and turning the house's axis from east-west to north-south. Two-tier porches, a large Flemish-bond brick chimney, and Georgian and Federal mantels mark the exterior and interior. Outbuildings include a kitchen, necessary house, carriage house, and a school moved by water from Bandon Plantation. James Iredell bought the property in 1778. Born in England in 1751, he became North Carolina's attorney general and was appointed to the United States Supreme Court by George Washington in 1790. His widow Hannah lived here until 1826. The house also hosted figures such as Joseph Hewes and Samuel Johnston. It is now a state-owned museum.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Joseph Whedbee, silversmith, apparently built the east (oldest) section; builder of the c. 1816 addition not named.","architectural_style":"Combination of Georgian and Federal motifs","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition and unaltered on its original site; owned by the state of North Carolina and used as a museum (State Historic Site).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.766524-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/21/7196/47719621/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/70000449.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000449/256570427a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000449/256570427a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"C. O. Greene, Photographer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Iredell_House,_107_East_Church_Street,_Edenton_(Chowan_County,_North_Carolina).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">C. O. Greene, Photographer</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Iredell_House,_107_East_Church_Street,_Edenton_(Chowan_County,_North_Carolina).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"73001316","name":"Edenton Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/edenton-historic-district-73001316/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719621","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Iredell_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6136575"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/chowan-county/iredell-james-house-70000449/"}