{"nrhp_refnum":"76001313","name":"Albania","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"U.S. 17 W of jct. with NC 32","address_restricted":false,"city":"Edenton","county":"Chowan County","state":"NC","lat":36.060472669000035,"lon":-76.61850051099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-05-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Health/Medicine","Literature","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Albania is a mid-nineteenth century Greek Revival frame dwelling on the outskirts of Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, probably built in 1857 and within view of Pembroke Creek.","why_significant":"The house is an imposing example of Greek Revival design with a coastal double porch with enclosed ends, and its entrances appear inspired by the publications of Asher Benjamin. It is also tied to Dr. Edward Warren, a colorful physician who served as surgeon-general of North Carolina during the Civil War and later practiced in Egypt and Paris.","narrative":"Albania is a Greek Revival house on the edge of Edenton, North Carolina, within view of Pembroke Creek. Probably built in 1857, it is an L-shaped weatherboarded frame building on a brick foundation, with a two-and-one-half-story main block and a lower rear wing. Its east facade is dominated by a full-length two-tiered porch with enclosed ends, a feature common in Charleston but unusual around Edenton. The main entrance, with sidelights, a geometric transom and reeded pilasters, resembles designs published by Asher Benjamin. Inside, a transverse arch in the center hall and tripartite Greek Revival mantels continue the style. The property is also remembered for Dr. Edward Warren, who lived here from his marriage in 1857 until 1860. He later served as surgeon-general of North Carolina during the Civil War, became chief surgeon on the Egyptian general staff, and died in Paris in 1895. The house later passed to a lumber company and then to the Brown family.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as good and altered; the house is occupied as a private residence. Additions include a small pedimented porch and a large two-story north wing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.474708-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/19/7196/47719619/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/76001313.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719619","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania_(Edenton,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18350825"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/chowan-county/albania-76001313/"}