{"nrhp_refnum":"83001889","name":"Boone-Withers House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"305 Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waynesville","county":"Haywood County","state":"NC","lat":35.490767996000045,"lon":-82.99011998899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story frame house with a partial cellar on a large corner lot at the northwest corner of Church and Haywood streets in Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. It was built about 1883 and includes a ca. 1935 garage and an early twentieth-century servants' cottage on the site.","why_significant":"The house is presented as one of the town's first residences to adopt nationally popular styles, combining Victorian-Italianate, Stick and Eastlake details. Its builder and later owners are linked to the economic, civic and social development of Waynesville after the Western North Carolina Railroad arrived, and the nomination describes it as well preserved and largely original.","narrative":"Built about 1883 in Waynesville, the two-and-one-half-story frame house sits on a large corner lot two blocks west of the town's central business district. Its decorative woodwork blends Victorian-Italianate, Stick and Eastlake elements, including curvilinear bargeboards, sawn porch skirts and a carved Eastlake newel post. Sam Liner, a local carpenter, is traditionally credited with its construction for John Kader Boone, who served as Clerk of Court for 18 years and chaired the local school board. The house was built after the Western North Carolina Railroad reached Waynesville in 1882. In 1914 W. H. Lord of Asheville remodeled parts of the interior and added a study and sleeping porch in the Colonial Revival style. Later owner Ernest L. Withers was a prominent businessman and civic leader, and the house hosted notable social gatherings during his years there. The property is significant for its architecture and its connections to these local figures.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1883-1945","architect_builder":"Sam Liner, builder (ca. 1883); W. H. Lord, architect (1914 alterations)","architectural_style":"Victorian-Italianate, Stick and Eastlake, with Colonial Revival alterations of 1914","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition with original site; altered in 1914 and 1975","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.544807-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/94/7207/47720794/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/83001889.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001889/1e0c71f61d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001889/1e0c71f61d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"AbeEzekowitz","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boone-Withers_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">AbeEzekowitz</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boone-Withers_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720794","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone-Withers_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19460609"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/haywood-county/boone-withers-house-83001889/"}