{"nrhp_refnum":"75001264","name":"Monreath","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S of Ingleside on NC 39","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ingleside","county":"Franklin County","state":"NC","lat":36.16684299900004,"lon":-78.29252270499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-08-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Monreath is a two-story frame Georgian farmhouse with an L-shaped plan and hip roof, on the east side of U.S. 401 south of Ingleside in Franklin County, North Carolina. It dates from the late eighteenth century, and builder is uncertain, though it was later credited to James Maxwell.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a well-preserved, still-inhabited Georgian farmhouse with most of its eighteenth-century fabric and its hall-and-parlor plan intact. Its hip roof is unusual for Franklin County, and its brick nogging is known in only two other county houses. It was also the summer home of the Reverend Joseph Blount Cheshire, whose son became the fifth Episcopal bishop of North Carolina.","narrative":"Monreath is a two-story frame farmhouse near Ingleside in Franklin County, North Carolina, built in the late eighteenth century in the Georgian style. It has an L-shaped plan, exterior end chimneys, and a hip roof, an unusual choice in a county where gable roofs dominate. Inside, the front section keeps a hall-and-parlor plan, heavy molded door and window frames, and brick nogging in the walls, a feature known in only two other county houses. The builder is unknown, though a later resident credited James Maxwell, who bought the land in 1807 and gave the place its name. In 1850 the Reverend Joseph Blount Cheshire bought it as a summer retreat for his family. His eldest son, Joseph Jr., later became the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina and recalled the house in his memoirs. The farmhouse remains in use as a home and retains most of its early fabric.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799, 1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as well-preserved and still inhabited, in excellent condition, with some alterations such as a recent one-story wing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.377651-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/7203/47720348/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/75001264.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720348","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monreath","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18711616"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/franklin-county/monreath-75001264/"}