{"nrhp_refnum":"82003468","name":"Deane House","other_names":["Pritchard Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off SR 1446","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cofield","county":"Hertford County","state":"NC","lat":36.331399084000054,"lon":-76.87052962241752,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay Georgian plantation house with a rear ell, set on a farm (known as Pritchard Farm) off SR 1446 near Cofield, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century and has outbuildings, barns and a small graveyard.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a significant example of Georgian architecture in northeastern North Carolina, notable for its paneled dog-leg staircase, high-quality Federal-period trim and unusual second-floor plan. It is tied to the wealthy Deane family and to the antebellum plantation economy. Archeological remains on the property may also yield information about plantation household life.","narrative":"Set at the end of an unpaved farm lane near Cofield in Hertford County, this two-story, five-bay house is a Georgian plantation dwelling later remodeled in the Federal period. Its centerpiece is a dog-leg staircase with raised paneling, scrolled brackets, turned balusters and a sawn seahorse beneath the middle ramp, a traditional symbol of Bermuda that may reflect the Deane family's island ties. A tombstone for James Deane Jr., who died in 1798, suggests the Deane family built the house, though courthouse fires in 1830 and 1862 obscure the early ownership. The first documented owner was planter William J. Perry, who held 2,300 acres in 1860. The house was listed for its architectural quality, its link to the large antebellum plantation unit, and the likelihood that archeological remains nearby can reveal how eighteenth- and nineteenth-century plantation households lived. Barns, outbuildings and a small graveyard remain on the grounds.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799 and 1800-1899 (specific dates unknown)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian, with Federal-period remodeling","criteria":["A","C","D"],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence by a tenant family who farm the land; condition listed as good and altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.89473-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/41/7208/47720841/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82003468.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003468/c9560b024d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003468/c9560b024d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"DaveEM1004","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deane_House_near.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">DaveEM1004</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:Deane_House_near.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720841","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deane_House_(Cofield,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18749712"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/hertford-county/deane-house-82003468/"}