{"nrhp_refnum":"72000961","name":"Old Town Plantation","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off NC 97","address_restricted":false,"city":"Battleboro","county":"Edgecombe County","state":"NC","lat":35.98228851950006,"lon":-77.731120331232,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-12-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half story frame plantation house built ca. 1742 near Battleboro in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, moved in June 1983 to a new site less than one mile west of its original location, along with a surviving 1834 slave cabin.","why_significant":"The house is believed to be the oldest surviving dwelling in Edgecombe County and an important remnant of the early influx of planters into North Carolina's upper coastal plain. It is also tied to the Battle family through Elisha Battle, who bought it in 1747 and served in many public roles. It is notable for its architecture, including a gambrel roof, Flemish bond chimneys and a Georgian mantel.","narrative":"Built around 1742, this one-and-a-half story frame plantation house near Battleboro is believed to be the oldest surviving dwelling in Edgecombe County. Samuel Holliman is thought to have built it, and Elisha Battle, founder of a prominent North Carolina family, bought it in 1747. Battle served as a justice of the peace, a commissioner for the town of Tarboro and a long-time legislator. The house has a gambrel roof, a brick foundation, a hall-and-parlor plan, double-shouldered Flemish bond chimneys, gable dormers and a Georgian paneled mantel. By the early 1980s a large hog operation threatened to surround it at its original site. In June 1983 it was moved less than a mile west onto land from Battle's original tract, together with an 1834 slave cabin, the last of many such dwellings. Restoration uncovered original beaded ceilings, wainscoting and flooring behind sheet rock.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":"Unknown (believed built by Samuel Holliman)","architectural_style":"Georgian details; gambrel-roofed frame house on a hall-and-parlor plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Moved June 10, 1983, from a site next to a hog operation to a new site. The owners are restoring the house, and original interior woodwork was found beneath sheet rock. The slave cabin is in very poor condition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.569941-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/20/7201/47720120/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/72000961.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720120","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_Plantation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18711629"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/edgecombe-county/old-town-plantation-72000961/"}