{"nrhp_refnum":"86000563","name":"Kerr, James, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SR 1005 S of SR 1007","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kerr","county":"Sampson County","state":"NC","lat":34.650862615500046,"lon":-78.25852643022591,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-03-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story Greek Revival plantation house built in 1844 near the community of Kerr in southern Sampson County, North Carolina, on a farm of about 282 acres that reaches the Black River. It is attributed to Kenansville carpenter Isaac B. Kelly.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is one of the finer plantation houses in the county and one of only two surviving houses attributed to Kelly. It is especially notable for a vigorously marbleized parlor mantel and an uncommon shed-roofed double porch. It is also tied to Black River riverboating through John Daniel Kerr and his steamer Delta, and to the family's private river landing.","narrative":"Built in 1844 for planter James Kerr, this Greek Revival plantation house sits under large oaks on the road from Kerr to Ivanhoe in southern Sampson County. It is attributed to Kenansville carpenter Isaac B. Kelly. The weatherboarded house has two and a half stories, a center-hall front block and a deep rear ell. A double-tier pillared porch with an uncommon shed roof marks the entrance. Inside, the north parlor mantel carries a vigorous local marbleized finish that the nomination says has no equal among the county's surviving examples. Several eight-panel doors are also unusual. The house is tied to Black River transportation. James Kerr's son John Daniel Kerr owned the steamer Delta and ran it to Wilmington until its boiler exploded in 1887. The family also kept a private landing on the river. The nominated acreage includes the house, a detached kitchen, a large smokehouse and the landing site, and remains in farm use.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Isaac B. Kelly (attributed)","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","B","C","D"],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in good condition; the property is still farmed, with the rural setting preserved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.15666-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/67/7184/47718467/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/86000563.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718467","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kerr_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19864294"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/sampson-county/kerr-james-house-86000563/"}