{"nrhp_refnum":"86000769","name":"Webb-Barron-Wells House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E side SR 1512","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elm City","county":"Wilson County","state":"NC","lat":35.75709886100006,"lon":-77.73313299777547,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-02-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Commerce","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half-story, double-pile frame coastal cottage on a 201.5-acre farm near Elm City in eastern Wilson County, North Carolina, built probably between 1793 and 1820.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the best preserved and earliest documented coastal cottage in present Wilson County, with a steeply pitched roof, engaged porch, hall-and-parlor plan and Federal mantels. It is also tied to early Edgecombe County farmers John Webb and Bolin B. Barron and to merchant and civic leader Redmond Stanley Wells of Toisnot (Elm City).","narrative":"Set on a rise among mature trees near the Edgecombe County line, this one-and-a-half-story frame house is a coastal cottage built probably between 1793 and 1820. It has a steeply pitched roof, offcenter exterior end chimneys, an engaged porch over a three-bay facade, and a flush-sheathed front wall. Inside, a two-room hall-and-parlor plan, flat panelled wainscot, molded three-part door and window surrounds and two Federal mantels survive largely intact. It is described as the best preserved and earliest documented coastal cottage in present Wilson County. Either Richard Webb or his son \"Long\" John Webb, both Edgecombe County farmers, built it. Bolin B. Barron bought the land in 1860, and in 1895 it passed to Redmond Stanley Wells, a leading Toisnot merchant and banker. Wells family heirs still hold the property. Barns, packhouses and tenant houses on the 201.5-acre farm reflect continued farming. The house is vacant but well maintained.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Built by either Richard Webb or his son \"Long\" John Webb (form lists builder/architect as unknown)","architectural_style":"Coastal cottage with Federal style interior mantels","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"The house is vacant but well maintained; the farm remains in agricultural use, growing soybeans and tobacco.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:51.284052-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/29/7187/47718729/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/86000769.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718729","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webb-Barron-Wells_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23041573"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wilson-county/webb-barron-wells-house-86000769/"}