{"nrhp_refnum":"73001304","name":"Moore House","other_names":["Stamp's Quarter"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E of Locust Hill off U.S. 158","address_restricted":false,"city":"Locust Hill","county":"Caswell County","state":"NC","lat":36.36912792500004,"lon":-79.42899787599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-08-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Federal-style brick house, also known as Stamp's Quarter, set at the end of a country lane south of U.S. 158 near Locust Hill in Caswell County, North Carolina. It is considered to have been built around 1790 for Samuel Moore.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the best preserved and most handsome Federal-era houses in the northern Piedmont of North Carolina. Its plain exterior contrasts with rich Federal interior woodwork, and its raised basement, treated with matching exterior detail, is atypical of Caswell County.","narrative":"Set at the end of a country lane amid large boxwoods and red cedars, this two-story brick house in Caswell County, North Carolina, is a restrained example of Federal design. It is three bays wide and two deep, with a raised basement, end chimneys and a low hip roof. The front wall is laid in striped common bond brick with glazed headers, and the exterior is plain compared with the interior, which has elaborate Federal mantels, sunburst ornament and a carved stair. The house is thought to have been built around 1790 for Samuel Moore, who bought the land in 1785. Later owners included George W. Swepson, a figure of the Reconstruction era, and Rufus Stamps. After standing empty for about twenty-five years and serving as a barn, it was bought in 1942 and restored. It was listed for its architecture, as one of the best preserved Federal-era houses in the northern Piedmont.","period_of_significance":"18th and 19th centuries (specific dates not given)","architect_builder":"Probably built by Samuel Moore","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as carefully restored and in excellent condition; used as a private residence. It had been unoccupied for about twenty-five years and used as a barn before a 1942 purchase and restoration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.716623-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/7194/47719452/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/73001304.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719452","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore_House_(Locust_Hill,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18154605"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/caswell-county/moore-house-73001304/"}