{"nrhp_refnum":"79001742","name":"White, Isaac, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Bethel on SR 1339","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bethel","county":"Perquimans County","state":"NC","lat":36.042381212000066,"lon":-76.46056422435915,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame eighteenth-century plantation farmhouse northeast of Bethel on SR 1339 in Perquimans County, North Carolina, still part of a working farm of about 60 acres nominated.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a rare surviving example of eighteenth-century vernacular domestic architecture, with a hall-and-parlor plan, a massive English bond chimney unusual in North Carolina, and a coastal double porch. It is also tied to the early prosperity of the Albemarle region. Its construction date is uncertain, but its form suggests an early to mid-eighteenth century origin.","narrative":"Northeast of Bethel in Perquimans County, this two-story frame farmhouse sits amid fields, orchards, woodland and swampy wetlands, and it still serves as the center of a working farm. Its gable roof, two-tier porch and two steep-shouldered chimneys, one laid in English bond and the other in Flemish bond, point to an early or mid-eighteenth century origin, though the exact date is uncertain. Inside are a hall-and-parlor plan, Georgian raised-panel doors and later Federal mantels. Additions include a raised rear shed, a kitchen wing and porches. The land passed from William Tetterton to Thomas Long, Jonathan Skinner and then the White family in 1786; Isaac White, owner until 1817, is the person most associated with the house locally. It was listed as an uncommon example of eighteenth-century vernacular architecture and for its link to the early prosperity of the Albemarle region. A few outbuildings remain.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Eighteenth-century vernacular, hall-and-parlor plan, with Georgian and Federal interior details","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition; still functions as the seat of a working farm. It was vacant and in deplorable shape for a number of years before about 1953.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.876573-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/7217/47721726/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/79001742.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001742/bff1bb05a7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001742/bff1bb05a7-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Waterman, Thomas T., creator","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historic_American_Buildings_Survey,_Thomas_T._Waterman,_Photographer_July,_1940_FRONT_VIEW._-_Thomas_White_House,_State_Route_1339,_Bethel,_Perquimans_County,_NC_HABS_NC,72-BETH.V,7-1.tif\" rel=\"noopener\">Waterman, Thomas T., creator</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historic_American_Buildings_Survey,_Thomas_T._Waterman,_Photographer_July,_1940_FRONT_VIEW._-_Thomas_White_House,_State_Route_1339,_Bethel,_Perquimans_County,_NC_HABS_NC,72-BETH.V,7-1.tif"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721726","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_White_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19570216"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/perquimans-county/white-isaac-house-79001742/"}