{"nrhp_refnum":"82003477","name":"Edgerton, Noah Edward, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"301 W. Railroad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Selma","county":"Johnston County","state":"NC","lat":35.536265607000075,"lon":-78.29671272399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame house in Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, on a large treed town lot facing the Southern Railroad right-of-way. It was built in 1896 in the Queen Anne style.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a prime example of Queen Anne styling, with an ornate Eastlake-style front porch that is unique in Selma. It is also associated with Noah E. Edgerton, a depot agent who became a prominent Selma businessman and local politician, including as mayor and co-founder of several early twentieth-century industries.","narrative":"Built in 1896 on a large treed lot in Selma, this two-story frame house follows the Queen Anne style, with an asymmetrical plan, a three-story octagonal corner turret, and decorative saw-tooth shingles beneath a slate roof. Its one-story wraparound porch, with turned posts and sawnwork brackets, is a rare Eastlake design in the town. Inside, a center hall plan holds a finely carved closed-string stair and several hand-carved mantels, including an Eastlake mantel with a beveled glass mirror. A rear service wing housing the kitchen and pantry was added in 1901. The house is linked to Noah Edward Edgerton, born in 1867, who arrived in Selma around 1886 as the first depot agent for the Atlantic Coast Line. He was elected mayor in 1896 and served until 1901. He also helped found several early twentieth-century Selma businesses, including the Selma Cotton Mills and the Bank of Selma. He died in Raleigh in 1921.","period_of_significance":"1896","architect_builder":"Mr. Worley (contractor); house built from plans drawn by an architectural firm in Raleigh","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"The current owners plan to restore the house; the house was converted to apartments in the 1920s and 1930s.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.589208-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/7181/47718107/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82003477.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003477/1d4662861d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003477/1d4662861d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Powerhouse_of_Prayer_Church.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Powerhouse_of_Prayer_Church.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718107","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Edward_Edgerton_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19461535"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/johnston-county/edgerton-noah-edward-house-82003477/"}