{"nrhp_refnum":"90000349","name":"Carter, William, House","other_names":["Carter--Burge--Miller House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SR 1626, 0.35 mi. W of jct. with SR 1625","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mount Airy","county":"Surry County","state":"NC","lat":36.54018390600004,"lon":-80.66798775999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-03-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Federal vernacular dwelling on a hilltop above Pauls Creek, northwest of Mount Airy in rural Surry County, North Carolina, built about 1834. It is surrounded by early twentieth-century outbuildings, including a blacksmith shop, barn, tobacco packhouse, crib/granary and equipment shed.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an outstanding representative of early nineteenth-century Federal-style architecture in Surry County and the only pre-1850 brick house remaining in the county. Its interior decorative painting, including mahogany graining, stippling and trompe l'oeil work, is described as remarkably intact and among the most sophisticated examples of its type in the Piedmont.","narrative":"Built about 1834 on a hilltop above Pauls Creek in rural Surry County, North Carolina, the two-story brick house is a vernacular expression of the Federal style. Its plain exterior contrasts with the interior, where painted woodwork has been preserved largely intact. Doors and mantels bear mahogany graining with panels outlined in yellow ochre, while two mantels and the stair are stippled in green and black to imitate Virginia greenstone. A ceiling inscription reads \"W C 1834,\" linking the house to William Carter, who acquired more than 800 acres along the creek by 1835. The house is the only pre-1850 brick house remaining in Surry County and one of only three surviving from before 1900. Its decorative painting is regarded as a prime example of Federal-period work in the Piedmont. The house has changed little since the early twentieth century, with later additions confined largely to a rear kitchen ell built in 1931-1932.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1834","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Recently rehabilitated according to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and protected by a preservation covenant; used as a residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.464653-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/6/7223/47722306/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/90000349.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722306","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Carter_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19945989"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/surry-county/carter-william-house-90000349/"}