{"nrhp_refnum":"78001975","name":"Zollicoffer's Law Office","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"215 N. Garnett St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Henderson","county":"Vance County","state":"NC","lat":36.32830481600007,"lon":-78.40135467999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-06-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Law","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small two-story brick Victorian commercial building at 215 N. Garnett Street in Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, built about 1887 as a law office for attorney A. C. Zollicoffer.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the best preserved reminders of Henderson's post-Civil War prosperity and a rare surviving Victorian commercial building along the main business street. It is tied to the town's growth as a county seat and trade center, and to A. C. Zollicoffer, a prominent lawyer, businessman and state senator. It is also notable for its largely unaltered exterior and continuous use by the same family's law practice.","narrative":"Built about 1887 on Henderson's main business street, this two-story brick law office is one of the few Victorian commercial buildings still standing intact along Garnett Street. Its restrained Italianate design includes segmental-arched openings, nine-over-nine windows, brick pilaster strips framing a recessed panel, and a wooden porch with chamfered posts and sawn brackets. A bracketed cornice with dentils and incised frieze panels crowns the front. The interior has been remodeled, and a 1926 addition and later rear extensions sit behind the original block. Attorney A. C. Zollicoffer, who arrived in Henderson in 1881, bought the lot in 1887, two years after a great fire destroyed much of downtown. He became a prominent lawyer, businessman, and state senator. The building reflects the town's post-Civil War growth as a county seat and trade center, and it has housed Zollicoffer family attorneys ever since.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian commercial architecture of restrained Italianate character","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent; the building remains in use as a family law office, with a 1926 rear addition and later extensions, and a thoroughly remodeled interior.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.400159-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/13/7224/47722413/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/78001975.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001975/13d1ce01fa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001975/13d1ce01fa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"DSPROX2","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DSP16-Zollicoffer-1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">DSPROX2</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DSP16-Zollicoffer-1.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87001249","name":"Henderson Central Business Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/henderson-central-business-historic-district-87001249/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722413","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zollicoffer%27s_Law_Office","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20679866"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/vance-county/zollicoffers-law-office-78001975/"}