{"nrhp_refnum":"73001350","name":"Sally-Billy House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"St. Andrews St. extended","address_restricted":false,"city":"Halifax","county":"Halifax County","state":"NC","lat":36.330446969000036,"lon":-77.58514683399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-02-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A frame three-part (tripartite) house with a two-story pedimented central block and one-story wings, built about 1800 near Scotland Neck in Halifax County, North Carolina. It was moved in 1974 to St. Andrews Street extension in the town of Halifax.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an apparently unique member of the tripartite houses built by the Halifax-Warren County planter society. Its one-bay central block, richly ornamented cornices and nearly complete original fabric make it one of the most interesting North Carolina examples.","narrative":"Built about 1800 near Scotland Neck, this frame house has a two-story pedimented central block only one bay wide, flanked by one-story, two-bay wings set at right angles. Molded weatherboards, delicate corner pilasters and an elaborate cornice of dentils, modillions and scalloped bands give it unusual richness. Inside, a closed-string stair with a Chinese Chippendale balustrade rises in the narrow cross hall, and the mantels blend Georgian and Federal forms. The nomination describes it as an apparently unique example of the tripartite houses concentrated among the planter society of Halifax and Warren counties. Land records point to William Champion or Lewis Bond as builder. Later owners included Mary Gordon Norfleet Lowrie and William R. Smith, Sr. His widow Sally was known as Mrs. Sally-Billy, which gave the house its name. The house was moved in 1974, and the chimneys were to be reconstructed at the new site from photographs.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Built about 1800 by either William Champion or Lewis Bond","architectural_style":"Tripartite Georgian-Federal house","criteria":[],"status_note":"Moved in 1974; later forms show it state-owned, unoccupied, with restoration work in progress and use as a museum. Condition is listed as fair.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.512678-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/78/7206/47720678/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/73001350.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001350/b27a3063fb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001350/b27a3063fb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SALLY-BILLY_HOUSE.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</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:SALLY-BILLY_HOUSE.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"70000456","name":"Halifax Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/halifax-historic-district-70000456/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720678","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally-Billy_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18711649"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/halifax-county/sally-billy-house-73001350/"}