{"nrhp_refnum":"90002187","name":"Craven, Dr. Walter Pharr, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7648 Mt. Holly--Huntersville Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Charlotte","county":"Mecklenburg County","state":"NC","lat":35.34658471700004,"lon":-80.89612777899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-01-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A T-shaped two-story frame farmhouse with outbuildings on about five acres in rural Mecklenburg County northwest of Charlotte, North Carolina, built about 1888 for Dr. Walter Pharr Craven.","why_significant":"It is argued to be an intact example of post-Civil War vernacular Victorian farmhouse architecture in Mecklenburg County, with carpenter-built detailing of high quality. It is also associated with a small farm that supported a country doctor's family, and its surviving agricultural outbuildings reflect the late 19th and early 20th century practice of supplementing a profession with farming.","narrative":"Set among oak and magnolia trees on about five acres northwest of Charlotte, this weatherboarded frame farmhouse was built around 1888 for Dr. Walter Pharr Craven, a country physician who also farmed the land. Its T-shaped two-story plan, chamfered porch posts, crossetted entrance surround with sidelights and transom, and German siding around the main door show vernacular Victorian decoration applied to a farmhouse. Inside, board-and-batten ceilings, flush-board walls, and mantels that are variations on a Greek Revival type remain largely intact. Craven served the Hopewell community as its doctor and as a ruling elder of Hopewell Presbyterian Church. The surviving barn, corncrib, and other outbuildings, dating from about 1888 to 1929, reflect the practice of supplementing a profession with farming. The property is significant for its architecture and for what it shows of rural life in the county in this period.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1888-1929","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular Victorian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The barn is still in use as a horse barn, and the remainder of the tract is pasture grazed by horses.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:40.732303-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/53/7182/47718253/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/90002187.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718253","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Walter_Pharr_Craven_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19461199"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/craven-dr-walter-pharr-house-90002187/"}