{"nrhp_refnum":"84001957","name":"Paschal-Womble House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"421 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Goldston","county":"Chatham County","state":"NC","lat":35.594737329000054,"lon":-79.32864162499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-04-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, three-bay frame house with a triple-gable roof at 421 Main Street in Goldston, Chatham County, North Carolina, built in 1889 for merchant Loton Franklin Paschal. The builder is unknown.","why_significant":"The house is locally significant for its association with Loton Franklin Paschal, an early Goldston leader and merchant who ran one of the town's first general merchandise and hardware businesses. It also reflects Goldston's growth as a trading center after the railroad arrived. It embodies the common late 19th-century vernacular triple-gable, center-hall house type, and it has stayed in the builder's family.","narrative":"Built in 1889 on a large lot on Main Street in Goldston, this two-story frame house was constructed for Loton Franklin Paschal, an early town leader and merchant who ran a general merchandise and hardware business. Goldston grew up in the 1880s after a railroad line came through western Chatham County, and it became a trading center for the area. The house follows a common vernacular pattern of the late 19th century: a triple-gable roof, three bays, and a central hall one room deep. Details include a flat-roofed porch with chamfered posts and sawnwork brackets, a double-door entry with a transom, an enclosed string stair, and raised-panel mantels. A rear wing, a smokehouse, a wellhouse and a small garage or carriage house complete the property. The porch is a close replacement of the original. The house has passed through the builder's descendants, which adds to its local importance as a landmark of the town's early development.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date 1889)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular late 19th-century triple-gable, center-hall plan frame dwelling","criteria":["A","B","C","D"],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in excellent condition, with some modern alterations; the owners have kept the house and grounds in good repair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.961851-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/55/7195/47719555/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/84001957.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719555","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal-Womble_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18155746"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/chatham-county/paschal-womble-house-84001957/"}