{"nrhp_refnum":"82003485","name":"Jones, Jesse Fuller, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Off SR 1409","address_restricted":false,"city":"Spring Green","county":"Martin County","state":"NC","lat":35.88404601700006,"lon":-77.18524935599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story frame Federal-period farmhouse in the Spring Green community of Martin County, North Carolina, about four miles south of Hamilton. It was built between 1800 and 1830 by Jesse Fuller Jones on his plantation.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an unusually well-preserved example of vernacular Federal architecture with finely detailed interior woodwork. Its center-hall plan with an open stair is unusual for the region. It is also tied to a small slaveholding plantation and to Jones, traditionally an early county physician, and may hold archeological information.","narrative":"This two-and-a-half story frame house in Spring Green, Martin County, North Carolina, was built between 1800 and 1830 by Jesse Fuller Jones on his plantation. Local tradition names Jones as an early physician who ran the county's first hospital, though no document has been found calling him a doctor. He appears in records as \"Esquire.\" The household grew from four slaves in 1810 to fourteen by his death in 1830. His son sold the property in 1850 to the Taylor family, who kept the house until 1976, when it was bought and restored. The house is notable for its center-hall plan with an open stair, uncommon in a region where hall-and-parlor plans prevailed. Interior features include reeded wainscot, paneled doors, original pine floors and elaborate mantels. Tapered sawn porch posts and reeded woodwork resemble those in nearby Bertie County. Possible archeological remains around the house may add to its significance.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Federal (vernacular)","criteria":["A","B","C","D"],"status_note":"Recently restored; occupied as a private residence in excellent condition, with some alterations such as a modern kitchen, bath and glass-enclosed den.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.409482-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/7212/47721201/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82003485.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721201","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Fuller_Jones_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19462641"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/martin-county/jones-jesse-fuller-house-82003485/"}