{"nrhp_refnum":"78001967","name":"Black-Cole House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NW of Eastwood","address_restricted":false,"city":"Eastwood","county":"Moore County","state":"NC","lat":35.267669338000076,"lon":-79.48742763799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-09-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story frame plantation house with a later rear wing and several outbuildings, located at the end of SR 1222 near Eastwood in the Sandhills of Moore County, North Carolina. It is thought to have been built in the first quarter of the nineteenth century.","why_significant":"The house is notable for its clipped gable roof, which the nomination describes as rare in North Carolina, and as a good example of a small Sandhills plantation house. It is also associated with the Black and Cole families, both prominent in Moore County. An outbuilding served as the Rubicon Post Office from 1890 to 1907.","narrative":"Set at the end of a long sandy road in the Sandhills of Moore County, this small one-story house sits among old pines, cedars and magnolias on land straddling the Little River. Its unpainted lapped siding, engaged front porch and brick end chimneys give it a plain look, but its clipped gable roof is described as unique among houses of its type in North Carolina. Architectural evidence, including molded Federal woodwork, suggests construction in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. A mid-nineteenth century rear wing added Greek Revival windows and doors. Records were lost in an 1889 courthouse fire, so the early history is uncertain. Family tradition names a man called Black as builder and Richard A. Cole as a later owner; the house stayed with Cole descendants afterward. An outbuilding served as the Rubicon Post Office from 1890 to 1907. Surviving outbuildings include a smokehouse, corncrib and barn.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Built by a man named Black, according to family tradition; no architect named","architectural_style":"Federal woodwork with Greek Revival rear wing; vernacular plantation house with clipped gable roof","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Listed as unoccupied and in fair condition; a 1978 telephone note says the owners use it as a summer home and that it is structurally sound.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.572922-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/7214/47721440/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/78001967.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721440","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-Cole_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19460548"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/moore-county/black-cole-house-78001967/"}