{"nrhp_refnum":"83001866","name":"Oates, John A., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"406 St. James Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fayetteville","county":"Cumberland County","state":"NC","lat":35.05753940400007,"lon":-78.87621694399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay frame house at 406 St. James Square (Green and Grove Streets) in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, remodeled in Classical Revival style in 1908-1909 on the site of an earlier hotel and tavern.","why_significant":"The house is tied to John A. Oates, a lawyer, judge, educator, state senator and local historian who remodeled it in the early twentieth century. It is also one of the few Classical Revival buildings in Fayetteville. It is one of only three period houses left near the former James Square courthouse area, and its foundation comes from an earlier tavern and hotel site.","narrative":"Standing at the intersection of Green and Grove Streets in Fayetteville, this two-story, five-bay frame house is the last reminder of James Square, once a political center for Cumberland County. Its Classical Revival appearance dates from an extensive remodeling by John A. Oates around 1908-1909. A colossal pedimented portico with four fluted columns dominates the front, with dentil cornices, molded corner boards and oval beveled glass in the double entrance doors. Parts of the brick foundation and heavy beams survive from an earlier hotel and tavern associated with the Barge family. Oates was a lawyer, the first judge of the recorder's court, a state senator, a school board leader, a Baptist publisher and the author of The Story of Fayetteville and the Upper Cape Fear. The house was recognized for that association and as one of the few Classical Revival buildings in the city. It is also one of only three period houses remaining nearby.","period_of_significance":"1909","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as good and altered; the form says the owners are exploring adaptive re-use of the structure.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.398185-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/45/7175/47717545/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/83001866.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717545","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Oates_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18217111"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/cumberland-county/oates-john-a-house-83001866/"}