{"nrhp_refnum":"74001342","name":"Shelton Plantation House","other_names":["Hoskins House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off NC 32","address_restricted":false,"city":"Edenton","county":"Chowan County","state":"NC","lat":36.08237912550004,"lon":-76.62925587747526,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-10-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame temple-form plantation house on a long lane off N.C. 32 near Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, also known as the Hoskins House. The present house was probably built for Baker Hoskins and his wife Martha Ann Skinner, around 1820 according to the form.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a significant and well-preserved example of the Federal period temple-form dwellings in North Carolina, with restrained vernacular Federal finish and an unusual transverse arch in the hall. It also has historical importance through its early association with Clement Hall, a colonial missionary, priest of St. Paul's Parish in Edenton and author of the first book published in the colony by one of its own citizens.","narrative":"Shelton Plantation House is a two-story frame dwelling at the end of a long lane in the flat farm country near Edenton. Covered in molded weatherboards and set on a brick cellar, it follows the temple form, with a three-bay east facade, a small pedimented entrance porch and a molded cornice with undercut modillions. Inside, a lateral hall with a stair at one end leads to two large parlors. A transverse arch in the hall, with gougework garland-and-tassel ornament, is an unusual feature. The land carries earlier associations: Clement Hall, a colonial missionary, priest of St. Paul's Parish in Edenton and author of a book published in the colony, bought the property in 1755 and called the farm Shelton. The present house was probably built for Baker Hoskins, who bought the land in 1817, and his second wife, Martha Ann Skinner. It is valued as a well-preserved Federal period house with restrained finish, and it remains a private residence.","period_of_significance":"18th and 19th centuries; specific dates 1750s, ca. 1820","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal period temple-form plantation house, with a hint of Greek Revival in the mantels","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition, renovated after a period of neglect; altered by a recent one-story addition; 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 02:58:57.164252-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/27/7196/47719627/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/74001342.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719627","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelton_Plantation_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18357833"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/chowan-county/shelton-plantation-house-74001342/"}