{"nrhp_refnum":"98001142","name":"Moore, Robert Joseph, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NC 1713, jct. with NC 1711","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bynum","county":"Chatham County","state":"NC","lat":35.77874805300007,"lon":-79.13307650599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-09-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick four-square house built in 1929 on the outskirts of Bynum, Chatham County, North Carolina, with a ca. 1930 garage and barn on an 8.7-acre property. Contractor Romy Cheek built it for storekeeper Robert Joseph Moore.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion C for its local architectural importance in Bynum. Its brick four-square form and Colonial Revival interior detailing reflected urban trends, which was unusual in a mill village dominated by frame houses. It also signaled Moore's economic and social standing in the community.","narrative":"Built in 1929 on the edge of Bynum, Chatham County, this two-story brick house was commissioned by Robert Joseph Moore, who ran a general store in the village for forty-eight years. Contractor Romy Cheek of Chapel Hill constructed it in a four-square form with a low pyramidal roof, a gabled front porch, a porte-cochere, and Colonial Revival mantels and stair inside. A frame garage and barn from about 1930 survive on the 8.7-acre property. Bynum grew around a textile mill, and its houses were mostly frame mill dwellings and vernacular homes. Moore's brick house, modeled on the fashionable architecture he had seen in Salisbury, introduced a new look to the community and showed his standing there. It has remained in the Moore family and has changed little apart from a 1950s rear addition and a remodeled kitchen. It is currently unoccupied and undergoing restoration.","period_of_significance":"1929","architect_builder":"Cheek, Romy - Contractor","architectural_style":"Other: Four-Square House; Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The house is currently unoccupied and undergoing restoration; it has had few alterations, mainly a 1950s frame rear addition.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:49.798031-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/37/7195/47719537/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/98001142.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001142/171e036a0b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001142/171e036a0b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Joseph_Moore_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Joseph_Moore_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719537","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Joseph_Moore_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18154612"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/chatham-county/moore-robert-joseph-house-98001142/"}