Morrow, William P., House
Why it's listed
Built about 1855 as a two-story brick farmhouse in the southeastern part of Alamance County, North Carolina, the Morrow House is a symmetrical three-bay Greek Revival dwelling with a low hipped roof and gable-end chimneys. Its brick walls are coated in stucco scored to resemble stone, a treatment regarded as highly sophisticated for the county at the time and the only known example of its kind there. The house was built for William Parks Morrow, a farmer and tobacco planter who in 1860 was among the wealthiest men in the county. Although the front porch has been lost, the house is valued for its interior, which retains two-panel doors, paneled surrounds with corner blocks, post-and-lintel mantels in each of the four original rooms, and an open-string center-hall stair. A parallel enclosed stair from the dining room to the second floor is an unusual feature. The house is listed for its architecture as a member of a small group of rural and town Greek Revival houses built in the 1850s.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is an important member of a small group of mid-nineteenth-century Greek Revival houses in Alamance County and is particularly distinctive because it is the only brick example of the group and the only known brick house in the county coated in scored stucco. Its interior is described as an excellent and largely intact example of chaste Greek Revival detailing, including an unusual parallel enclosed stair.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 06000687, listed August 9, 2006. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | NC 2146, 0.1 mi. W of jct. with NC 2145 (3017 Saxapahaw-Bethlehem Church Rd.), Graham |
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| County | Alamance County |
| Listed | August 9, 2006 |
| Reference number | 06000687 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1855 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Front porch lost before 1978; a one-and-a-half-story rear ell was added in 1984-1985 and the property is described as continuing to be preserved by its present owners. |
| Acreage | 14 |
| Coordinates | 35.95392, -79.27852 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 06000687.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q17560886
- This listing as JSON
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