{"nrhp_refnum":"71000594","name":"Myrick House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"402 Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Murfreesboro","county":"Hertford County","state":"NC","lat":36.444040388000076,"lon":-77.09830652499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-03-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Federal-style brick townhouse at 402 Broad Street in Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina, built probably in the first decade of the nineteenth century by merchant James Morgan.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an interesting example of a Federal townhouse in northeastern North Carolina. It also notes that it is an important element of the Murfreesboro Historic District, and that its restoration would add to the district's attractiveness.","narrative":"Built probably in the first decade of the 1800s, this two-story brick house at 402 Broad Street in Murfreesboro is a Federal townhouse set on a raised basement. Its five-bay front has a fanlighted central entrance, nine-over-six windows on the first floor and jack arches above them. Inside, a variation of the center-passage plan has a rear room partitioned from the hall, a U-shaped stair, and an unusual enclosed barrel stair to the attic. First-floor mantels are in the late Adam style. James Morgan, a prominent local merchant who served on the reception committee for General Lafayette's 1825 visit, built the house. Later owners included John G. Wilson and Susan J. Myrick, a widow who taught music at the Chowan Baptist Female Institute for fifty years. The Carter family held it until 1970. The house was listed as an architecturally interesting Federal townhouse in northeastern North Carolina and as part of the Murfreesboro Historic District.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"James Morgan (builder)","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, altered, on its original site, and unoccupied; it was bought in 1970 for restoration.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.134655-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/37/7208/47720837/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/71000594.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000594/94e0c35517-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000594/94e0c35517-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Myrick_House_in_Murfreesboro.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Myrick_House_in_Murfreesboro.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720837","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrick_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19987259"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/hertford-county/myrick-house-71000594/"}