{"nrhp_refnum":"87000457","name":"Sunny Side","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NC 1136, 3 mi. E of jct. with NC 62","address_restricted":false,"city":"Burlington","county":"Alamance County","state":"NC","lat":36.02048571200004,"lon":-79.48226292599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-03-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Sunny Side is a two-story T-shaped frame house in the Italianate style with Gothic Revival details, located on the south side of Bellemont-Alamance Road (S.R. 1136) about six miles southwest of Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was constructed in 1871 for textile magnate Lawrence S. Holt.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the finest surviving Italianate houses in Alamance County, with extensive original decorative woodwork, stuccoed brick chimneys, and etched glass. It is also associated with Lawrence S. Holt, a prominent textile mill owner, banker and philanthropist, and is described as the only surviving residence built for him.","narrative":"Built in 1871 on the south side of Bellemont-Alamance Road, about six miles southwest of Graham, Sunny Side is a two-story T-shaped frame house finished in the Italianate style with Gothic Revival touches. Its wide bracketed eaves, bay window, sawn porch millwork and original golden pine entrance door survive largely unaltered. Massive stuccoed brick chimneys with corbelled and crenellated tops and lancet-arch panels give the exterior its Gothic character. The house was built for Lawrence S. Holt, a member of the Holt family that dominated Alamance County textile manufacturing from the 1840s into the 1920s. Holt also co-founded the Commercial National Bank in Charlotte in 1874 and helped fund Episcopal churches in Burlington. The house is regarded as one of the finest surviving examples of its style in the county. Interior features include walnut stair balusters, heart pine floors, etched glass transoms and an Eastlake-inspired overmantel in the parlor.","period_of_significance":"1871-1900","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate with Gothic Revival features","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Restored in the early 1970s by the Hix family and occupied by a resident owner.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.363973-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/7188/47718864/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/87000457.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718864","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_Side_(Burlington,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17560902"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/alamance-county/sunny-side-87000457/"}