{"nrhp_refnum":"73001338","name":"Stagville","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Near jct. of SR 1004 and 1632","address_restricted":false,"city":"Durham","county":"Durham County","state":"NC","lat":36.11707117200007,"lon":-79.83753502699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-05-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Stagville is a late Georgian plantation house near Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, built in 1799 by Richard Bennehan. It has a two-story, side-hall-plan frame main block and an original one-story wing with a rear shed room.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that Stagville is a restrained late Georgian house that combines conservative, robust Georgian forms with excellent craftsmanship. Its original fabric survives almost completely, making it one of the most significant examples of its period in the state. It was also the home of the prominent Bennehan and Cameron families, who were large landholders and early supporters of the University of North Carolina.","narrative":"Stagville is a plantation house near Durham, built in 1799 by merchant and planter Richard Bennehan. It is a late Georgian frame house with a two-story, three-bay main block and a one-story wing with shed rooms at the rear. Molded weatherboards, a molded cornice, a pedimented entrance porch and double-shoulder chimneys mark the exterior. Inside, flat-paneled wainscots, raised-panel doors, heavy Georgian moldings and a vernacular mantel with six-panel overmantel survive almost entirely in their original form, along with a full-height built-in cupboard in the wing. The house was listed for its architecture and for its association with the Bennehan and Cameron families. Bennehan was a trustee of the University of North Carolina and by 1800 held 4,065 acres and forty-four slaves, more than anyone else in the county. The estate passed to his son Thomas, then to Paul C. Cameron, whose holdings grew to perhaps 30,000 acres. The property is now a state historic site open to the public.","period_of_significance":"18th Century (specific date 1799)","architect_builder":"Built by Richard Bennehan","architectural_style":"Late Georgian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition when nominated in 1973. Later documentation says it is owned by the State of North Carolina and is in use and open to the public as a state historic site (museum).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.36802-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/34/7200/47720034/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/73001338.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001338/a9cf1b0cf1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001338/a9cf1b0cf1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cotinis","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bennehan_House_StagvillePCCA20081021-6739B.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cotinis</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:Bennehan_House_StagvillePCCA20081021-6739B.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720034","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagville","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7596975"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/durham-county/stagville-73001338/"}