{"nrhp_refnum":"84002453","name":"Williams-Powell House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SR 2256","address_restricted":false,"city":"Orrum","county":"Robeson County","state":"NC","lat":34.375161644500054,"lon":-79.05139400683021,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-04-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story weatherboarded frame plantation house in Orrum, Robeson County, North Carolina, set in a grove of planted and natural trees. It was built about 1830 for Giles Williams, Jr., and is finished in transitional Federal-Greek Revival woodwork.","why_significant":"The house is regarded as one of the oldest surviving houses in Robeson County and a distinguished example of transitional Federal-Greek Revival domestic architecture. Its free-standing two-story portico and its two-room first-story plan with a stair rising from the rear porch room are described as regional features, and its interior finish is said to remain largely intact. It also served as the seat of a large plantation and has remained in the same family for about 150 years.","narrative":"Built about 1830 for planter Giles Williams, Jr., this two-story weatherboarded frame house near Orrum was the centerpiece of a plantation that grew to about 1,500 acres. Its interior woodwork, including molded mantels, six-panel doors and chair rails, displays a transitional blend of Federal and Greek Revival detail and is regarded as among the finest surviving in Robeson County. The free-standing two-story portico on the east front is a feature found in North Carolina only in counties along the South Carolina border. The house's stair rises from a rear porch room rather than from either main room, a plan associated with southeastern North Carolina. Williams had thirteen children, and the house passed to his daughter Ora Williams Powell in 1906 and then to her daughter. Remaining in one family for about 150 years, it is noted for its unusual survival among local plantation houses.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1830-1905","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Transitional Federal-Greek Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"The first story is occupied by caretakers and the second story is used by the owner as a retreat; later changes include an enclosed ell porch and a bathroom addition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:40.942642-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/38/7219/47721938/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/84002453.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721938","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams%E2%80%93Powell_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21188031"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/robeson-county/williams-powell-house-84002453/"}