{"nrhp_refnum":"80002841","name":"Strawberry Hill","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E of Enfield on SR 1100","address_restricted":false,"city":"Enfield","county":"Halifax County","state":"NC","lat":36.159449964500055,"lon":-77.59946894906551,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-01-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Strawberry Hill is a plantation complex near Enfield, Halifax County, North Carolina, centered on a two-story frame house traditionally dated to 1792 and built for planter Cary Whitaker, with a rear addition traditionally dated to 1836 and several outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a well-preserved example of late Georgian vernacular domestic architecture in eastern North Carolina, with a two-room plan and restrained woodwork. It is tied to the locally prominent Whitaker family and the plantation economy of the Roanoke Valley. The farm complex, including a smokehouse and an early silk house, reflects the region's agrarian life.","narrative":"Strawberry Hill, east of Enfield in Halifax County, is a plantation complex with a two-story frame house that family tradition dates to 1792, when planter Cary Whitaker is said to have built it. A rear ell, traditionally dated to 1836, was added by his nephew and namesake, Dr. Cary Whitaker. The front block keeps its three-bay facade, exterior end chimneys, molded weatherboards and a two-room hall-and-parlor plan with restrained Georgian woodwork. Nearby stand a smokehouse that may predate the house, several later farm buildings and a former silk-worm house now used as a dining room. The silk house recalls the 1830s enthusiasm for silk culture, which failed to repay the investment. The farm grew little cotton and instead offered ginning services to neighbors. Members of the Whitaker family have held at least part ownership in every generation. The property was listed as an unusually intact example of regional planter-class architecture and agrarian life.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Georgian vernacular","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Described as well maintained, in good condition and unaltered at the front, occupied and in private residential and agricultural use. The house was rented during the estate proceedings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.925052-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/46/7206/47720646/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/80002841.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720646","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Hill_(Enfield,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18711660"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/halifax-county/strawberry-hill-80002841/"}