{"nrhp_refnum":"80002876","name":"Morrison-Mott House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"332 N. Center St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Statesville","county":"Iredell County","state":"NC","lat":35.78916721600007,"lon":-80.89007941399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Neo-Classical Revival house at 332 N. Center Street, just north of Statesville's central business district in Iredell County, North Carolina, built around 1905 for lumber broker Eugene Morrison.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the finest domestic examples of Neo-Classical Revival architecture remaining in Statesville and Iredell County. It reflects the wealth generated by the city's industrial and commercial growth. It is also tied to Dr. John J. Mott, a physician, railroad president, Republican Party state chairman and industrialist.","narrative":"Built around 1905 on North Center Street just north of Statesville's business district, this two-story frame house is a grand example of Neo-Classical Revival design. A one-story Ionic porch wraps the front and two sides, extending into a porte-cochere, and a two-story central portico with fluted Ionic columns and a plastered pediment rises above it. A slate hip roof with a modillioned cornice crowns the building. Inside, Colonial Revival detailing includes a Georgian-influenced stair that splits as it nears the second floor. Lumber broker and industrialist Eugene Morrison had the house built. Its best-known owner was Dr. John J. Mott, who was a physician, president of the Western North Carolina Railroad, Republican Party state chairman, a partner in the Statesville Milling Company and organizer of the Virginia Power Company. Later owners included real estate dealer Frank Jenkins and industrialist McNeer Dillon. The house is valued as a reflection of local prosperity and as an architectural landmark.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Eugene Morrison (builder/owner)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical Revival exterior with Colonial Revival interior detailing","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; the house and grounds are described as excellent and well maintained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.575588-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/80/7180/47718080/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/80002876.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002876/a3fbbc869f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002876/a3fbbc869f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MORRISON-MOTT_HOUSE,_STATESVILLE,_IREDELL_COUNTY,_NC.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ, M.D.</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:MORRISON-MOTT_HOUSE,_STATESVILLE,_IREDELL_COUNTY,_NC.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718080","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrison-Mott_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20745478"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/iredell-county/morrison-mott-house-80002876/"}