{"nrhp_refnum":"87001850","name":"Scott, Kerr, Farm","other_names":["Melville"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N and S side of SR 2123","address_restricted":false,"city":"Haw River","county":"Alamance County","state":"NC","lat":36.06046461600005,"lon":-79.35087054993956,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A dairy farm of about 243 acres near Haw River in Alamance County, North Carolina, centered on a 1919 vernacular farmhouse built around an earlier ca. 1860 dwelling, with 21 farm resources including barns, silos, milking parlors and sheds.","why_significant":"The farm was the home of Governor and U.S. Senator W. Kerr Scott (1896-1958) and the birthplace of his son, Governor Robert W. Scott; they are the only father and son governors elected by popular vote. It is argued to be tangible evidence of Kerr Scott's progressive dairy farming and agricultural philosophy. The farmhouse also has local architectural significance as a typical early 20th-century North Carolina farmhouse.","narrative":"Kerr Scott Farm, also called Melville, is a dairy farm of roughly 243 acres near Haw River, North Carolina. Its centerpiece is a one-and-one-half-story frame farmhouse built in 1919 by W. Kerr Scott as an expansion of a log dwelling from about 1860, giving the house a T-shaped plan. Around it stand barns, silos, milking parlors, cow sheds and other outbuildings, most dating from the 1910s through the 1950s. The farm matters chiefly because of its owners. W. Kerr Scott lived here from 1919 until his death in 1958, serving as governor from 1949 to 1953 and as a U.S. Senator from 1954. His son Robert W. Scott, born in the house, later also became governor. Kerr Scott's modern dairy methods made the farm a showcase for progressive agriculture, and the house hosted many political and social gatherings. The farmhouse is also a representative example of early twentieth-century rural North Carolina housing.","period_of_significance":"1919-1958","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular farmhouse","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a private residence and agricultural property; the dairy operation was sold to a family member in 1982.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.653828-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/7188/47718828/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/87001850.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718828","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerr_Scott_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17560879"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/alamance-county/scott-kerr-farm-87001850/"}