{"nrhp_refnum":"70000463","name":"Stonewall","other_names":["Lewis House","Little Falls Plantation"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Falls Rd. extension","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rocky Mount","county":"Nash County","state":"NC","lat":35.957374618000074,"lon":-77.80775974999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-06-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Stonewall, also called the Lewis House or Little Falls Plantation, is a late Federal brick plantation house on the Tar River near Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina. It was built about 1830 by Bennett Bunn.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the most elegant of the state's great plantation houses, with a rare double-curved stair and fine Adam-style mantels and woodwork that point to a master craftsman. It also notes the surviving granite wall and oak plantings as remains of a sophisticated landscape design. It further represents a typical ante-bellum plantation built by one of Nash County's wealthiest planters.","narrative":"Stonewall is a late Federal brick house on the banks of the Tar River near Rocky Mount, built about 1830 by planter Bennett Bunn. It takes its name from the heavy granite wall along the front lawn, and the house sits in an oak grove. The brick is laid in Flemish bond and was painted red with thin white mortar lines. The five-bay north front carries an Ionic portico added about 1915 to replace the original. Inside, twin elliptical stairs rise from the south hall, and the Adam mantels, overdoors and window trim are very finely detailed. Bunn was among the wealthiest planters in Nash County, and the house was the center of a large plantation. After later owners, debts and the end of slavery, most of the land was sold, and Rocky Mount Mills bought the house in 1916 and repaired it. The nomination praises the craftsmanship and the surviving landscape design.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"Bennett Bunn (builder/owner); no architect named","architectural_style":"Late Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and rented as a private residence; owned by Rocky Mount Mills. Altered, with a c. 1915 portico and a rear wooden addition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.725581-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/2/7215/47721502/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/70000463.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"99000479","name":"Rocky Mount Mills Village Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/rocky-mount-mills-village-historic-district-99000479/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721502","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_(Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21187998"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/nash-county/stonewall-70000463/"}