{"nrhp_refnum":"86000392","name":"Perry-Cherry House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"308 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mount Olive","county":"Wayne County","state":"NC","lat":35.19757644800006,"lon":-78.07014221299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-03-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Neo Classical/Colonial Revival house at 308 W. Main Street in Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina, built about 1904 and remodeled about 1933.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the best examples in Mount Olive of early and later Neo Classical and Colonial Revival styling. It is tied to L. G. and Bessie Welling Geddie, early investors in the Mount Olive Pickle Company, and to the Cherry family, founders of the town's oldest continuously operating firm. It also reflects the town's early twentieth century growth.","narrative":"Built about 1904 for Katie D. Lee and Daniel Perry on a lot inherited from her family, this two-story house at 308 W. Main Street in Mount Olive combines Neo Classical and Colonial Revival design. Its facade is dominated by a semi-circular two-story portico with monumental Ionic columns. Around 1933, during the ownership of L. G. and Bessie Welling Geddie, the gable roof became a nearly pyramidal hip roof, the front wraparound porch was removed, a side porch became a sunroom, and bathrooms were added, including one lined with black glass tile. Geddie was an original investor in the Mount Olive Pickle Company. The Cherry family bought the house in 1937; the family's insurance firm, founded in 1892, is the oldest continuously operating business in town. The house stands in a well-kept early twentieth century neighborhood and is described as one of the best preserved examples of its styles in Mount Olive. It has been vacant since 1984 but is maintained.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Neo Classical / Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Vacant since December 1984, but described as well maintained; the form lists the condition as excellent and altered.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:51.183822-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/9/7228/47722809/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/86000392.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722809","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry-Cherry_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20679817"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wayne-county/perry-cherry-house-86000392/"}