{"nrhp_refnum":"73001303","name":"Henry, Jacob, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"229 Front St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Beaufort","county":"Carteret County","state":"NC","lat":34.71797701600008,"lon":-76.66743814599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-05-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Federal-style house with a finished attic at 229 Front Street in Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina, facing the harbor. Deed evidence indicates Jacob Henry built it between 1794 and 1802.","why_significant":"It is described as the largest and most ambitious Federal house in Beaufort, with a dramatic roofline and a mantel in a distinctly Beaufort style. Its main significance is its link to Jacob Henry, whose 1809 speech defending his right as a Jew to hold state office was an early milestone in the fight for constitutional religious freedom.","narrative":"Facing Front Street and Beaufort Harbor, this two-story frame house with a finished attic rests on a high foundation of ballast stone. Deed research shows it was not built by Colonel John Easton, who earlier owned the lot, but by merchant Jacob Henry between 1794 and 1802. It is considered the largest and most ambitious Federal house in Beaufort. Its gable roof has five planes and is continuous with a two-story front porch in the coastal fashion. Inside, the parlor mantel combines Federal and Georgian features in a way regarded as characteristic of Beaufort. The house is also tied to Henry's place in American history. After winning a seat in the state legislature in 1808, he was challenged in 1809 because he was a Jew and the state constitution required belief in the divine authority of the New Testament. His speech against religious discrimination had influence inside and outside the state, and he kept his seat.","period_of_significance":"after 1794 and before 1802","architect_builder":"Jacob Henry (deed evidence indicates he built the house)","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in excellent condition, altered, on its original site, and used 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 02:58:55.784109-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/20/7194/47719420/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/73001303.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001303/fca92def3b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001303/fca92def3b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Carl Griffith","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Henry_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Carl Griffith</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:Jacob_Henry_House.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"74001331","name":"Beaufort Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/beaufort-historic-district-74001331/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719420","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Henry_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18151621"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/carteret-county/henry-jacob-house-73001303/"}