{"nrhp_refnum":"74001365","name":"Bannerman House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Burgaw off NC 53 on SR 1520","address_restricted":false,"city":"Burgaw","county":"Pender County","state":"NC","lat":34.602148569000065,"lon":-77.79023875699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-05-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story frame Greek Revival plantation house in the Players vicinity near Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, built probably about 1840 by planter John Player Bannerman. It has been moved from its original site to its present location.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a notable vernacular Greek Revival plantation house of ambitious scale and consistent, well-executed detail. Its L-shaped plan with twin facades and full-height porticos is described as particularly remarkable. It is believed to be the finest of the few remaining antebellum buildings in Pender County, and its essentially unaltered condition adds to its importance.","narrative":"Bannerman House is a two-story frame plantation house near Burgaw in Pender County, North Carolina, built probably about 1840 by planter John Player Bannerman. Its Greek Revival design takes an unusual equilateral L-shaped form, with two identical five-bay facades. Each is centered on a pedimented portico with colossal flat-paneled pillars and a second-level balcony with a sheaf-of-wheat balustrade. Inside, a center-hall plan serves each arm of the L, with an open-string Federal-style stair and plain flat-paneled woodwork. Bannerman acquired about 2,000 acres in the Holly Shelter area in 1835 and built up a sizeable settlement that included a crossroads, a school, a post office and a bridge bearing his name. The house later passed through timber and paper company ownership and then to the state before a private buyer moved it about half a mile in 1966 and began restoration. It is considered the finest surviving antebellum building in the county.","period_of_significance":"19th century; specific date ca. 1840","architect_builder":"John Player Bannerman (builder)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, unaltered, and under restoration; the form marks it as a private residence and notes that preservation work is in progress.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:55.838955-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/10/7217/47721710/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/74001365.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721710","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannerman_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19600338"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/pender-county/bannerman-house-74001365/"}