{"nrhp_refnum":"86000765","name":"Aycock, Manalcus, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Center St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Black Creek","county":"Wilson County","state":"NC","lat":35.63487231400006,"lon":-77.93368065099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-02-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story frame house on the west side of Center Street in Black Creek, Wilson County, North Carolina, built in 1900-01 for Manalcus Aycock by contractor Claudius C. Rackley.","why_significant":"It is described as one of Wilson County's most ambitious turn-of-the-century residences built in a small town, with unusually high quality of design and workmanship. It reflects the wealth tobacco farming brought to the area and the tastes of the Aycock family. It is also tied to Rackley, one of the county's most prolific contractors.","narrative":"Built in 1900-01 on Center Street in Black Creek, this large two-story frame house was the most impressive turn-of-the-century residence in the town. Manalcus Aycock, son of a prominent farming family, had the lumber cut and milled on the family farm, and Claudius C. Rackley of Wilson served as contractor. The house has an asymmetrical form with cross-gable wings, three-sided bays, slate roofs and a wraparound porch with a conical-roofed pavilion, turned spindlework and sawnwork. Stained glass in the front door transom and sidelights is a rare find in a rural setting. Inside, a central hall and boldly Victorian finishes remain. The house reflects the prosperity that bright leaf tobacco brought to Wilson County after it replaced cotton as the main cash crop. It is valued for its size, design quality, preservation and links to the Aycock family and builder Rackley. A slate-roofed garage also stands on the lot.","period_of_significance":"1900","architect_builder":"C. C. Rackley (Claudius C. Rackley, contractor)","architectural_style":"Victorian interior finish; asymmetrical, rambling frame house with cross gables and a wraparound porch","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Found occupied and well-maintained in a 1985 revisit; condition checked as excellent and used as a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.515901-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/27/7187/47718727/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/86000765.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718727","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manalcus_Aycock_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20708597"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wilson-county/aycock-manalcus-house-86000765/"}