Hart, Maurice, House
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Greek Revival dwelling raised on a finished brick basement at the edge of Stovall, the former Sassafras Fork in Granville County, North Carolina. Three bays wide and one room deep, it has a low hipped roof, exterior brick end chimneys, and nine-over-nine and six-over-six windows set in entablature-topped surrounds. Its interior retains a paneled stair with turned newels and urn-topped balusters, seven-panel doors, and mantels with applied tapered posts. The parlor surround and mantel are the most unusual features, with applied boards winding up the posts and a crossetted lintel. The house is associated with Maurice Hart, who is thought to have built it around 1840 and was listed in the 1850 census as a 38-year-old farmer. Later owner Dr. Adam C. Harris, a physician, occupied it in the 1850s and 1860s. It is significant as a surviving small-town example of the plantation era and for its intact finish work.
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| Period of significance | 1840s-1865 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Greek Revival |
| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Hart, Maurice, House (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.