{"nrhp_refnum":"72000978","name":"Latta House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6 mi. S of Huntersville on SR 2125","address_restricted":false,"city":"Huntersville","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"NC","lat":35.35458023900003,"lon":-80.93119478299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-03-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame plantation house on SR 2125 near Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, built about 1800 by James Latta on land bought in 1799 on the east side of the Catawba River.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an especially interesting early Federal house with a floor plan unique for its period in North Carolina. Its Georgian-influenced stair, elaborate mantels and consistent graceful Federal detailing make it one of the best of its period in the upper Piedmont.","narrative":"Built about 1800 by James Latta, a traveling merchant and planter who emigrated from Ireland in 1785, this two-story frame house sits on land he bought in 1799 on the east side of the Catawba River. It has beaded weatherboards, a low stone foundation, and Flemish bond brick chimneys at each gable end. The main entrance is unusually placed on the narrow south end, and the plan features a wide side hall with two rooms beside it. Inside, an open-string stair with a Georgian-style balustrade and wave brackets stands out, along with elaborate mantels carrying guilloche, lozenge and Wall of Troy ornament. A smokehouse with a pyramidal roof survives nearby. After Latta's death in 1837 the property passed through the Sample family, then to power companies in the twentieth century. It is valued as an early Federal house with a plan unique for its period in North Carolina and among the best in the upper Piedmont.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"James Latta (builder)","architectural_style":"Early Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition and unoccupied; the land, but not the use of the house, was leased to the United States government until June 30, 1975.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.013622-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/50/7212/47721250/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/72000978.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000978/6b5a530b00-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000978/6b5a530b00-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Carol M. Highsmith","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Latta_Plantation,_Huntersville,_North_Carolina.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol M. Highsmith</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Latta_Plantation,_Huntersville,_North_Carolina.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721250","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latta_Place","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14708013"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/latta-house-72000978/"}