{"nrhp_refnum":"86000558","name":"Herring, Troy, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Broad St. S of NC 24","address_restricted":false,"city":"Roseboro","county":"Sampson County","state":"NC","lat":34.957227525000064,"lon":-78.51646658499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-03-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story Classical Revival house on the west side of Broad Street in Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina, built in 1912 for lumberman Troy Isaac Herring by contractor D. C. Herring, his cousin.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the finest and most elaborate example of Classical Revival architecture in Sampson County, with a monumental two-story portico and an ornate interior. It is also tied to the growth of Roseboro and its lumber industry through the Troy Herring Lumber Company. The site may also yield archaeological information on early 20th century life.","narrative":"Built in 1912 on Broad Street in Roseboro, this two-story frame house was commissioned by Troy Isaac Herring, a wealthy lumberman, and constructed by his cousin, contractor D. C. Herring. Its most striking feature is a central two-story portico carried by paired, fluted Roman Ionic columns with terra cotta capitals. Curving porches wrap the front, ending in a porte cochere, and a dormer with a Palladian-style window crowns the facade. Inside, a screen of columns divides the center hall, a paneled dog-leg staircase rises to the upper floors, and heart pine floors are inlaid with mahogany and oak. The nomination ranks it as the finest Classical Revival house in Sampson County. It also reflects Roseboro's growth as a railroad and lumber town, since the Troy Herring Lumber Company became one of the county's largest businesses. The house sits on 3.56 acres with a garage and a section of paling fence surviving, and remained in family ownership.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1912)","architect_builder":"D. C. Herring","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C","D"],"status_note":"Described as in sound condition, needing only minor repairs and painting; owned and occupied by a descendant of the builder.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:51.322492-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/21/7184/47718421/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/86000558.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718421","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Herring_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19868171"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/sampson-county/herring-troy-house-86000558/"}