{"nrhp_refnum":"84000528","name":"Carteret County Home","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NC 101","address_restricted":false,"city":"Beaufort","county":"Carteret County","state":"NC","lat":34.728507508000064,"lon":-76.64897426999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-12-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A sprawling gable-front frame building on Highway 101 near Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina, constructed in 1914 by builder Clarence Simpson as the county's home for the poor, aged and infirm.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the home is physical evidence of early twentieth-century social reform and humanitarian effort in North Carolina, one of only a few surviving county homes of its kind. It is also a typical example of vernacular building in rural eastern North Carolina, whose plain design reflects its function.","narrative":"Beside Highway 101 near Beaufort, a long frame building with a full-length porch and nine brick chimneys recalls the era when North Carolina counties cared for their own poor. Carteret County built the home in 1914 after the legislature allowed bond issues for such institutions. Clarence Simpson won the contract at $3,387.30, and the home opened that June with sixteen places for residents. A two-story center section holds the entrance hall and stairway, with dormitory rooms extending to either side. The home operated under superintendent George Lewis until 1943, when Social Security-era changes in public welfare ended county care and it became the thirty-fourth such home in the state to close. It was later sold, divided into rental apartments and left vacant from the mid-1960s. The nomination values it as one of few surviving county homes and as an example of plain, practical vernacular design reflecting early social reform.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Clarence Simpson, Builder","architectural_style":"Vernacular frame building (hall and parlor plan center section)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Structurally sound but neglected and in need of repair; vacant since the mid-1960s, with the current owners renovating the five-room center section.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.138039-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/40/7194/47719440/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/84000528.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000528/941d417ab4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000528/941d417ab4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Carl Griffith","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carteret_County_Home.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Carl Griffith</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:Carteret_County_Home.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719440","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carteret_County_Home","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18149187"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/carteret-county/carteret-county-home-84000528/"}