{"nrhp_refnum":"71000588","name":"Hare Plantation House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1.6 mi. W of jct. of SR 1317 and U.S. 258","address_restricted":false,"city":"Como","county":"Hertford County","state":"NC","lat":36.505980528000066,"lon":-77.03914079299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-02-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, gable-roofed weatherboard plantation house in the Maney's Neck section of Hertford County, near Como, North Carolina, built probably about 1815 by Jacob Hare.","why_significant":"The house is presented as an interesting example of traditional vernacular design combined with early classicism that was just becoming popular when it was built. It is described as a significant link in the evolution of the temple-form building in North Carolina. It is also tied to the Hare family, prominent in politics, and to Jethro W. Barnes, an agriculturalist and inventor.","narrative":"Hare Plantation House is a two-story, gable-roofed dwelling clad in beaded weatherboards, set on a large plantation in the Maney's Neck area of Hertford County near Como. It was built probably about 1815 by Jacob Hare, whose family had held land there since the mid-eighteenth century and were active in state and local politics. Hare served in the State Senate in 1830 and sold the property the following year to Jethro W. Barnes, a noted agriculturalist and inventor who perfected an early cotton sower and patented a fertilizer distributor in 1855. The house has a pedimented east end with a modillion cornice, a pedimented entrance porch, and a side-hall plan with elaborate fluted mantels and overmantels. Its blend of traditional vernacular design with emerging classical details makes it a significant link in the development of the temple-form building in North Carolina, which was the basis for its listing.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"Jacob Hare (builder, probably about 1815)","architectural_style":"Traditional vernacular design with early classical influence; temple-form","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, unaltered, on its original site, and occupied as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.35212-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/59/7208/47720859/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/71000588.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720859","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare_Plantation_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18749713"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/hertford-county/hare-plantation-house-71000588/"}