{"nrhp_refnum":"74001362","name":"Black Jack","other_names":["John Hilliard House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of Red Oak","address_restricted":false,"city":"Red Oak","county":"Nash County","state":"NC","lat":36.095394044000045,"lon":-77.87498529999993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-07-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Black Jack, also called the John Hilliard House, is a two-story frame late Georgian plantation house near Red Oak in Nash County, North Carolina, apparently built for planter John Hilliard about 1800.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it among the earliest and best-preserved plantation houses in Nash County. It shows a retardataire use of Georgian stylistic elements and fine traditional craftsmanship typical of the area. It is also one of a few surviving plantation houses from the early nineteenth century, when nearby Hilliardston was the center of a notable plantation system.","narrative":"Black Jack is a two-story frame plantation house south of Red Oak in Nash County, North Carolina. It was apparently built about 1800 for planter John Hilliard on land inherited from his father, Isaac, in 1790. The main block is three bays wide and two deep, with beaded weatherboard, a gable roof with a molded box cornice, and a large brick chimney at each end. Inside, a hall-and-parlor plan carries late Georgian finish, including paneled wainscot, molded cornices and an enclosed winder stair. Construction details suggest it may first have been a smaller one-and-one-half-story house that was enlarged in the Federal era. Most original fabric survives, though some dates from a 1935 renovation, and the rear additions are more recent. The house is regarded as one of the earliest and best-preserved plantation houses in the county, and one of few left from the time when Hilliardston was the center of a wealthy plantation economy. Later owners included Joshua Watson, the Tucker family and T. P. Braswell.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"John Hilliard (probable builder, per the form)","architectural_style":"Late Georgian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent; original site, with some fabric from a 1935 renovation and more recent rear additions. Used 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 02:58:55.934124-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/80/7214/47721480/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/74001362.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721480","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jack_(Red_Oak,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19460544"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/nash-county/black-jack-74001362/"}