{"nrhp_refnum":"86001128","name":"Seavey, Dr. John B., House and Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SR 1100 S of SR 1007","address_restricted":false,"city":"Harrells","county":"Sampson County","state":"NC","lat":34.67859702650006,"lon":-78.22048142534487,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-05-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story Greek Revival frame house with a one-and-a-half story L-shaped ell, set on the eastern bluff of the Black River near Harrells in Sampson County, North Carolina, with an associated family cemetery. It was built in 1841 and is attributed to Isaac B. Kelly of Kenansville.","why_significant":"The house is regarded as the finest rural Greek Revival residence in Sampson County, notable for its two-tier pedimented portico and interior detailing including marbleizing, feathering and a three-story staircase. It is also seen as representative of the large plantation houses central to the area's pre-Civil War economy. The nomination also indicates the site is likely to yield archaeological information.","narrative":"Built in 1841 near Harrells in Sampson County, North Carolina, this two-and-a-half story frame house is a Greek Revival residence attributed to Isaac B. Kelly of Kenansville. It sits on a bluff above the Black River among moss-hung trees. Its two-tier portico, with a pedimented gable and eight-panel doors, is regarded as the finest of its kind in the county's rural houses. The center hall contains an open string staircase rising three floors, and the parlors show marbleized mantel bases and feathered woodwork. The house was built for Dr. John B. Seavey, a physician and planter who had come from New Hampshire and married into the local Newkirk family. The house is significant as one of the county's outstanding examples of large antebellum planter residences, reflecting the economy of the pre-Civil War period. A family cemetery lies nearby, and the property retains several outbuildings, including a smokehouse and barn.","period_of_significance":"1841","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C","D"],"status_note":"The current owners purchased the house in 1960 and have maintained it, with plans for an eventual complete restoration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.47346-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/85/7183/47718385/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/86001128.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718385","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John_B._Seavey_House_and_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24436279"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/sampson-county/seavey-dr-john-b-house-and-cemetery-86001128/"}