{"nrhp_refnum":"73001367","name":"Humphrey-Williams House","other_names":["See Also:Humphrey--Williams Plantation (Boundary Increase)"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Lumberton on NC 211","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lumberton","county":"Robeson County","state":"NC","lat":34.70243997600005,"lon":-79.06222087899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-07-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Greek Revival farmhouse on the east side of N.C. 211, south of Lumberton in Robeson County, North Carolina, dating from the second quarter of the nineteenth century, with early farm outbuildings including a store-post office.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an unusual, well-preserved vernacular Greek Revival house that treats porches as rooms, a regional trait suited to the lowland climate. It is one of the best-preserved antebellum houses in Robeson County. The full set of early outbuildings, including an 1856 store-post office, adds to its integrity as a farm complex.","narrative":"Humphrey-Williams House is a two-story frame farmhouse south of Lumberton in Robeson County, built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Set close to the road among large trees and an early picket fence, it is five bays wide and three deep, with a high brick foundation, lapped siding, and nine-over-nine windows. A shed porch with turned posts resembling coiled rope is finished like an interior room, with paneled wainscot, three entrances and a railing matching the stair. Inside, a center hall and rooms with distinct mantels continue the Greek Revival finish, and the parlor has a plaster ceiling medallion. Early outbuildings survive, including a barn, carriage house, smokehouse and a store that held the Raft Swamp Post Office from 1856. The house is valued as a well-preserved example of antebellum architecture in a sparsely settled, swampy county, and for its fluid handling of indoor and outdoor space. A later amendment corrected the builder's death date to 1846 and credited his enslaved carpenter, Daniel.","period_of_significance":"between 1835-1856 (19th century)","architect_builder":"Richard B. Humphrey (apparently built the house); a later amendment credits his slave carpenter Daniel","architectural_style":"Vernacular Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition, altered only by a small rear wing, and described as under restoration; occupied 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 02:58:58.457913-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/44/7219/47721944/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/73001367.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"88002608","name":"Humphrey-Williams Plantation (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/humphrey-williams-plantation-boundary-increase-88002608/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721944","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey%E2%80%93Williams_Plantation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5941268"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/robeson-county/humphrey-williams-house-73001367/"}