{"nrhp_refnum":"85001455","name":"Haughton-McIver House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SR 1007","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gulf","county":"Chatham County","state":"NC","lat":35.557426400000054,"lon":-79.28451575099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story house on the southern side of SR 1007 near Gulf, Chatham County, North Carolina, built before 1853 in vernacular Greek Revival style and remodeled about 1890 with Queen Anne additions, on a seven-acre site with outbuildings.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house may have served as a hotel on the Gulf and Graham Plank Road, tying it to the plank road era of 1848-1860. It is also linked to John M. McIver, a leading Chatham County businessman and church leader. Its blend of Greek Revival and Queen Anne design is cited as architecturally significant.","narrative":"Near the community of Gulf in Chatham County, this house began as a plain Greek Revival building put up before 1853. It has square proportions, a low hipped roof, six-over-six windows and paneled double doors framed by sidelights. Deeds from the 1850s and 1871 describe it as a hotel, which supports a family tradition that it housed travelers on the Gulf and Graham Plank Road. In 1871 it passed to John M. McIver, a former teacher who became one of the county's wealthiest businessmen, running a large general store and the first modern roller mill in the county. About 1890 he remodeled the house with an unknown architect, adding an exuberant two-story porch and a projecting bay in Queen Anne style. Outbuildings include a board-and-batten kitchen, a lattice well kiosk and a dairy and smokehouse. The house was listed for its plank road connection, its link to McIver and its mix of two architectural styles.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1840s, ca. 1890","architect_builder":"Unknown; the ca. 1890 remodeling was by an unknown architect who may have been from Greensboro","architectural_style":"Vernacular Greek Revival with later Queen Anne additions","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Vacant since 1978 and used only occasionally for family gatherings; condition listed as good, with the original kitchen (now a garage) in decaying condition.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.292648-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/7175/47717501/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/85001455.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717501","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haughton-McIver_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5682462"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/chatham-county/haughton-mciver-house-85001455/"}