{"nrhp_refnum":"82003442","name":"Cullins-Baker House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NC 32","address_restricted":false,"city":"Smalls Crossroads","county":"Chowan County","state":"NC","lat":36.29487388500007,"lon":-76.64994884399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story transitional Federal/Greek Revival farmhouse on the west side of N.C. 32 near Smalls Crossroads (Tyner area), Chowan County, North Carolina, built in the late 1830s for farmer Jacob Cullins.","why_significant":"The house was the seat of a successful antebellum farm and represents Chowan County's growing planter middle class in the first half of the nineteenth century. It embodies a vernacular two-story form with a rear ell and late Federal/Greek Revival detailing typical of the Albemarle region. The nomination also notes it may yield information about mid-nineteenth century life in the county.","narrative":"Set at the end of a pecan-lined lane in Chowan County, this two-story farmhouse was built in the late 1830s for Jacob Cullins, a prosperous farmer. Its form is a traditional vernacular one, expanded with a two-story rear ell and a once-sophisticated double-tier pedimented portico, now known only from ghost marks on the facade. Inside, a center-hall plan, grained and marblized woodwork, and Federal mantels with reeded and star-motif detail reflect late Federal and Greek Revival taste. The Cullins family farm once covered about 300 acres and later passed to James L. Baker in 1863, remaining with the Baker family until 1978. A kitchen/dining building, an early twentieth century shed and a family cemetery survive nearby. The house is valued as a reminder of the county's agrarian middle class, who farmed on a more modest scale than the large plantations or the mercantile mansions of Edenton.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Transitional Federal/Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C","D"],"status_note":"Under renovation at the time of nomination; the form describes the house as altered, with an early twentieth century front porch replacement and gable addition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.09933-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/7195/47719589/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82003442.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719589","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullins-Baker_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18387888"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/chowan-county/cullins-baker-house-82003442/"}