{"nrhp_refnum":"93001535","name":"Jarrett, Thomas, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"46 Louisiana Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Asheville","county":"Buncombe County","state":"NC","lat":35.579825044000074,"lon":-82.59107571699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-01-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame I-house with a two-tiered Queen Anne-influenced portico at 46 Louisiana Avenue in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, built circa 1894. It stands with a detached garage and two later outbuildings on about one acre.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a remarkably intact example of a vernacular I-house decorated with Queen Anne-style woodwork, and a fine example of late nineteenth-century vernacular architecture in Asheville. Its builder, Thomas Jarrett, was a millwright and craftsman who worked at the Clayton Mill, and the nomination states that his skill is reflected in the nearly unchanged form and detailing of the house.","narrative":"Built around 1894 by Thomas Jarrett, a millwright, woodworker and builder, this two-story frame I-house stands on Louisiana Avenue in Asheville. Its east-facing main facade is centred on a two-tiered, gable-roofed portico with turned posts, sawn brackets, pendants and sawn balustrades, and the lower porch level is the only part that has been replaced. Inside, the house keeps original four-over-four sash windows, fireplaces with wooden mantels, carpenter locksets, and oak floors. Jarrett is recorded as having worked at the Clayton Mill, and the nomination links his millwork to the decoration of the house. The house is regarded as a well-preserved example of late nineteenth-century vernacular building in Asheville, set among later bungalows and twentieth-century residences. It was listed for its architecture, since its plan and detailing illustrate how popular Victorian styles reached local builders during Asheville's building boom.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1894","architect_builder":"Jarrett, Thomas, Builder","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:40.9135-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/41/7191/47719141/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/93001535.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001535/abb926652a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001535/abb926652a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daigle3541","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jarrett_1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daigle3541</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jarrett_1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719141","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jarrett_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18158770"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/buncombe-county/jarrett-thomas-house-93001535/"}