{"nrhp_refnum":"82003488","name":"Blue, John, House","other_names":["Blue House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"200 Blue St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Aberdeen","county":"Moore County","state":"NC","lat":35.13069744300003,"lon":-79.42247624199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-07-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Colonial Revival house in Aberdeen, Moore County, North Carolina, built around 1888 for John Blue, founder of the Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad. It has a hipped roof, interior chimneys, and a tetrastyle Doric portico added in 1903.","why_significant":"The house is associated with John Blue, whose wealth from turpentine, timber, land investments and the railroad is presented as typical of post-war Southern industrialists. It is also an example of Colonial Revival architecture with fine neo-classical interior details, and the nomination notes possible archaeological value on the grounds.","narrative":"Built around 1888 in Aberdeen, Moore County, this hipped-roof Colonial Revival house was erected for John Blue, who founded the Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad. He had earlier made his money in turpentine and timber, and in land investments, and the house reflects the wealth he gained in the decades after the Civil War. A grand tetrastyle portico with Doric columns was added in 1903 to the front facade, which is set on a lawn with mature trees and a tree-lined drive. Inside, a central hall opens to two drawing rooms, a library, and a dining room, each with carved or reeded mantels, built-in cabinets, and cove or rope-motif cornices. The house is valued for its interior woodwork and for its association with Blue's business career. The grounds also held outbuildings including a frame smokehouse, greenhouse, and milk house with a pyramidal roof. Archaeological remains on the property may add to its importance, though no investigation has yet been carried out.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.113084-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/30/7214/47721430/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82003488.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"89000663","name":"Aberdeen Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/aberdeen-historic-district-89000663/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721430","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Blue_House_(Aberdeen,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19460581"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/moore-county/blue-john-house-82003488/"}