{"nrhp_refnum":"72000983","name":"Old Brick House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"182 Brick House Lane","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elizabeth City","county":"Pasquotank County","state":"NC","lat":36.33348358400008,"lon":-76.22076790599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-03-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half-story dwelling on a raised brick basement, set among cypress trees on the bank of the Pasquotank River near Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina. It is thought to have been built around the middle of the eighteenth century, probably by Robert Murden.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its architectural characteristics, not for the legend linking it to the pirate Blackbeard. It is apparently the oldest existing structure in Pasquotank County and one of the few brick-end buildings in the state. Like the Cupola House in Edenton, it shows old English house forms found in Virginia and was likely considered a mansion in its region.","narrative":"Set in a clearing among large cypress trees on the Pasquotank River, the Old Brick House is a one-and-one-half-story dwelling on a raised brick basement. Despite its name, the front and rear walls are covered with beaded weatherboards, while the gable ends are laid in Flemish bond with glazed headers. It is thought to have been built around the middle of the eighteenth century by Robert Murden, an early Albemarle settler, who served as a justice and a member of the North Carolina House of Commons. Local tradition credits the pirate Blackbeard, but the house appears to date from well after his death. Its importance lies in its architecture. It is apparently the oldest existing structure in Pasquotank County and one of the few brick-end buildings in North Carolina. Its original paneled interiors were sold in the twentieth century, and the house now holds paneling and mantels gathered from nearby eighteenth-century homes.","period_of_significance":"18th Century","architect_builder":"Robert Murden (Munden), thought to be the builder","architectural_style":"Retardataire seventeenth-century English house forms; brick-end building with Flemish bond gable ends","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is marked excellent; the house is occupied as a private residence. The windows have been restored and the porch is a reconstruction. The original paneled interiors were sold and replaced with paneling and mantels from nearby eighteenth-century houses.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.016587-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/0/7217/47721700/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/72000983.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000983/77c2d73782-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000983/77c2d73782-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Harvey Harrison","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Old_Brick_House_(c1750).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvey Harrison</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Old_Brick_House_(c1750).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721700","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Brick_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23128675"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/pasquotank-county/old-brick-house-72000983/"}