{"nrhp_refnum":"76001305","name":"Belfont Plantation House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of Latham on SR 1411","address_restricted":false,"city":"Latham","county":"Beaufort County","state":"NC","lat":35.618458720000035,"lon":-77.13688102799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-12-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame plantation house with attic on the west side of SR 1411 near Latham, Beaufort County, North Carolina, probably built by William Lanier after 1753 (data sheet estimates about 1750). A smokehouse and family cemetery also survive on the nominated 9 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the most interesting eighteenth-century dwellings in northeastern North Carolina, with a restrained Georgian finish preserved throughout. Its pair of double-shouldered Flemish bond chimneys joined by a two-story brick pent is unusual in the state and relates to the Palmer-Marsh House in Bath. It is also tied to Reading Blount, a Revolutionary War officer in Washington's main army, who bought it in 1797.","narrative":"Belfont Plantation House is a two-story frame dwelling with an attic, reached by a long sandy drive near Latham in Beaufort County. Its most striking feature is a massive chimney composition on the north side: two double-shouldered Flemish bond chimneys joined by a brick pent and rising from an English bond foundation. A similar arrangement appears at the Palmer-Marsh House in Bath, but Belfont appears to be later. The interior keeps a simple, robust Georgian finish, including raised-panel wainscoting, built-in presses and an enclosed stair with a handsome turned balustrade. Deed records suggest William Lanier built the house after buying the 300-acre tract in 1753. His son sold it in 1797 to Reading Blount, who had served as a captain and major in the Continental Army and was a founding member of the North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati. A smokehouse and family cemetery also remain. The property was listed chiefly for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":"Probably built by William Lanier after 1753 (not confirmed)","architectural_style":"Vernacular Georgian with Victorian elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Rated in good condition and described as having few later alterations; the property remains in residential use and has stayed in the Hodges family since 1860.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.277647-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/11/7190/47719011/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/76001305.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719011","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfont_Plantation_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17985819"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/beaufort-county/belfont-plantation-house-76001305/"}