{"nrhp_refnum":"82003505","name":"Kerr, Gen. William, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NW of Enochville on SR 1353","address_restricted":false,"city":"Enochville","county":"Rowan County","state":"NC","lat":35.54721309800004,"lon":-80.72453241618291,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-09-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Federal-style plantation house on the north side of Deal Road (formerly Beatties Ford Road) in Enochville, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was built between 1817 and 1820 for William H. Kerr.","why_significant":"The house is regarded as one of the most important members of a small group of surviving Federal houses in rural Rowan County and one of the best crafted and least altered of them. Its interior retains Quaker plan, original stained and grained finish, and corner fireplaces. Its dentil cornice is described as the only surviving Federal-period example of that device in the county. The nomination also ties the property to Kerr's militia career and to John L. Hedrick, who became one of the largest landowners in Rowan County.","narrative":"Built between 1817 and 1820 on Beatties Ford Road, now Deal Road, in Rowan County, North Carolina, this two-story frame house was the seat of a plantation of about 459 acres assembled by William H. Kerr. Kerr rose through the Rowan County Militia and became a brigadier general of the 7th Brigade, North Carolina Militia, in 1827. The house is noted for its Federal architecture, including a dentil cornice on the front and rear elevations, Flemish-bond chimneys, and molded Federal surrounds. Its interior follows a Quaker plan, with original stained and grained woodwork and corner fireplaces with matching mantels. The front porch was rebuilt and a rear ell added in the late 1930s, but the original fabric of the main block is largely intact. Later owner John L. Hedrick grew into one of the largest landowners in Rowan County. Its significance lies in Kerr's and Hedrick's local prominence and in the architectural survival of the house.","period_of_significance":"1817-1820","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Altered in the late 1930s with a rebuilt front porch and rear ell and shed; occupied by tenants in recent years.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.381544-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/18/7221/47722118/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82003505.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003505/e7bf49f4d5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003505/e7bf49f4d5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Kindredkel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:General_William_H_Kerr_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindredkel</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:General_William_H_Kerr_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722118","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen._William_Kerr_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19864287"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/rowan-county/kerr-gen-william-house-82003505/"}