{"nrhp_refnum":"86000763","name":"Langley, W. H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N side of SR 1003","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elm City","county":"Wilson County","state":"NC","lat":35.80851427800005,"lon":-77.87886328490018,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-02-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story frame farmhouse on a 205-acre farm north of Elm City in Wilson County, North Carolina. It began as a one-story farmhouse built around 1865 and was remodelled in the Colonial Revival style in 1911.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the house as a good example of how turn-of-the-century farm prosperity changed rural life in Wilson County, as it grew from a modest farmhouse into a substantial residence. It is also tied to farmer William Haywood Langley, who owned it from 1867 to 1918. Its wraparound porch with sawnwork detail is described as found only near Elm City, and the house is considered a local landmark.","narrative":"Just north of Elm City, in one of Wilson County's richest farming areas, a 205-acre farm centers on a house that grew with its owners' fortunes. The core was a modest one-story, three-bay frame farmhouse built around 1865, probably for Willie Williams. William Haywood Langley, a farmer, acquired it in 1867 and held it until his death in 1918. In 1911, by family tradition, a builder named Winstead enlarged it. The house was raised to two and a half stories, widened to five bays, and given Colonial Revival features, including Palladian gable windows, pedimented dormers, bracketed eaves and a wraparound porch with sawnwork ornament. The form says this porch type appears only near Elm City. Interior woodwork dates from a 1930s renovation. Tobacco barns, a packhouse, a tenant house and other outbuildings accompany the house, which is still a working farmhouse. It was listed for its link to local agricultural prosperity, its association with Langley, and its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Mr. Winstead (remodeling)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"The house remains in use as a farmhouse, surrounded by 205 acres in agricultural use, and is in good condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.904021-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/19/7187/47718719/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/86000763.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000763/4e1654f5a3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000763/4e1654f5a3-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:W._H.LANGLEY_HOUSE_ELM_CITY_WILSON_COUNTY_NORTH_CAROLINA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:W._H.LANGLEY_HOUSE_ELM_CITY_WILSON_COUNTY_NORTH_CAROLINA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718719","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._H._Langley_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20712086"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wilson-county/langley-w-h-house-86000763/"}