{"nrhp_refnum":"99000424","name":"Bowers-Tripp House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1040 N. Market St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Washington","county":"Beaufort County","state":"NC","lat":35.55168836100006,"lon":-77.04857804899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-04-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half story tan brick Colonial Revival house at 1040 North Market Street in Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina, built in 1921 and designed by Benton and Benton, with a matching contributing garage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C as a well-preserved, high-style example of Colonial Revival architecture by the Wilson firm Benton and Benton. It retains nearly all its original exterior and interior features. It also reflects Washington's early twentieth century prosperity and the move of business families to the North Market Street suburb.","narrative":"Built in 1921 at 1040 North Market Street in Washington, North Carolina, this two-and-one-half story brick house was designed by the Wilson firm Benton and Benton for businessman A.L. Bowers. Miller Construction Company, a local firm, served as general contractor. The tan ribbon brick walls, green tile hipped roof, paired Doric columns on a full-width front porch, porte cochere and two-story sunporch define its Colonial Revival character. Inside, a center hall plan holds a Colonial Revival staircase, plaster wall moldings, quarter-sawn oak parquet floors with mahogany accents, and nine original fireplaces. A matching two-car garage stands to the northwest. The house has had four owners and few alterations, so it looks much as it did in 1921. It was listed for its architecture and as a reminder of the early twentieth century growth of Washington, when prosperous merchants built substantial homes along North Market Street, once known as Nicholsonville.","period_of_significance":"1921","architect_builder":"Benton and Benton, Architects; Miller Construction Co., Contractors","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as a single dwelling in current use; the form notes only minor changes since 1921, including a kitchen renovation, a rear deck and a skylight added after 1993.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:57:50.637649-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/7189/47718997/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/99000424.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000424/c0429e5ab4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000424/c0429e5ab4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tradewinds","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bowers-Tripp_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Tradewinds</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:Bowers-Tripp_House.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"11000767","name":"North Market Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/north-market-street-historic-district-11000767/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718997","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowers%E2%80%93Tripp_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4950888"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/beaufort-county/bowers-tripp-house-99000424/"}