{"nrhp_refnum":"84002523","name":"Williams, Isaac, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NC 55","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newton Grove","county":"Sampson County","state":"NC","lat":35.247987296000076,"lon":-78.38170100099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-03-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, double-pile frame farmhouse on the north side of NC 55 near its junction with NC 50, close to Newton Grove in Sampson County, North Carolina. It was built about 1867 by farmer Isaac Williams.","why_significant":"The house illustrates the transition between Sampson County's mid-nineteenth-century front cross-gable house type and the smaller \"Triple-A\" block that became common in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It keeps well-executed Greek Revival details, notably corner pilasters and boxed cornices. It is also tied to the growth of the county's agricultural economy and to the Williams family, who farmed here for generations.","narrative":"Built about 1867 near Newton Grove, this one-story frame farmhouse was the home of Isaac Williams (1837-1920), a Confederate veteran who became one of the larger farmers in Westbrook Township, Sampson County. Its roofline marks a transition between the county's front cross-gable houses of the 1850s and 1860s and the smaller Triple-A houses that later became the common farm dwelling. A prominent front gable is paired with an attached porch under a separate hip roof. Traditional Greek Revival finish carries through the house, especially in the molded Doric corner pilasters and deep boxed cornices with returns. Inside, a plain center hall with wide heart pine sheathing opens to four matching rooms. Williams raised eight children here, and the property passed down through his descendants. A great-granddaughter and her husband restored the house and added a rear ell sawn from timber cut on the family farm. The house is valued for its architecture and its link to local agriculture.","period_of_significance":"1867","architect_builder":"Unknown (built by Isaac Williams, using timber cut from his own land)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival details on a transitional front cross-gable / Triple-A farmhouse form","criteria":["A","D"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and recently restored, with a rear ell added. It serves as a private residence and as offices for a realty and auction business.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:48.547173-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/9/7222/47722209/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/84002523.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722209","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Williams_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24436281"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/sampson-county/williams-isaac-house-84002523/"}