{"nrhp_refnum":"83001890","name":"Cedars, The","other_names":["T. E. Browne House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE of Murfreesboro off SR 1167","address_restricted":false,"city":"Murfreesboro","county":"Hertford County","state":"NC","lat":36.39412734000007,"lon":-77.06914609999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Cedars (also called the T. E. Browne House) is a Federal-style frame plantation house on a rural farm site off SR 1167, southeast of Murfreesboro in Hertford County, North Carolina. It has a later Greek Revival rear wing and surviving outbuildings, including a smokehouse inscribed 1842.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an unusually pretentious example of vernacular Federal domestic architecture for northeastern North Carolina, with a pedimented double portico, fanlighted doorways, modillion cornice and a rare hip roof. It was the childhood home of Gen. William Deanes Barnes, later a Florida official, and long belonged to the Browne family, including educator Thomas E. Browne. It is also linked to antebellum plantation agriculture and may hold archaeological information.","narrative":"Set on a slight rise among large oaks and reached by a drive lined with thirteen cedars on each side, this frame plantation house southeast of Murfreesboro is one of the county's most impressive examples of Federal architecture. Its five-bay facade features a pedimented double portico on eight tapered columns, a curved modillion cornice, fanlighted double doors and a rare hip roof. Inside, a center-hall plan holds fine reeded and molded woodwork, especially in the parlor. A Greek Revival wing was added at the rear. The builder is unknown because courthouse records burned in 1830 and 1862. Early owners Thomas and Sarah Deanes Barnes were parents of William Deanes Barnes, later a Confederate general and Florida official. The Browne family has held the property since 1860s, including educator Thomas E. Browne. The site was listed for its architecture, its plantation history, and its associations with these people.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal, with a Greek Revival rear wing","criteria":["A","B","C","D"],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; the house is held in trust for heirs of the Browne family. Interior alterations noted, but high-quality woodwork survives.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:51.142103-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/39/7208/47720839/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/83001890.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001890/403ebbc4ae-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001890/403ebbc4ae-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"ClarenceCaryBrown1","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NKIiBlJNQM%2B5z%2BiXNFtvNQ.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">ClarenceCaryBrown1</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:NKIiBlJNQM%2B5z%2BiXNFtvNQ.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720839","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cedars_(Murfreesboro,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19460908"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/hertford-county/cedars-the-83001890/"}