Reid House
Why it's listed
Built around 1850 at the corner of West Salisbury and Fayetteville streets in Pittsboro, this one-and-a-half story frame house was commissioned by three sisters, Mary, Sarah and Eliza Reid. It has a broad gable roof, interior chimneys, a three-bay facade, a pedimented entrance porch and pedimented dormers. The plan is a central hall flanked by a double pile of rooms, with Greek Revival exterior detailing over a Georgian/Federal interior tradition. It is the last surviving house of its type in Pittsboro and has the town's only early dormer windows. It also reflects the growth of the 1850s, when river navigation and plank road projects brought prosperity. Later owners included James Moore, Fannie Bynum Moore and the Bland family, who lived there for decades. A renovation in the 1930s added a kitchen, a dining room bay window and sidelights at the entrance, and asbestos shingles now cover the early weatherboards.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is the last surviving example in Pittsboro of a small three-bay, central-hall, double-pile house type that began to appear in North Carolina towns around 1850. It has a Greek Revival pedimented porch and the town's only early dormer windows. It is tied to Pittsboro's growth in the 1850s and shows how the town's modest dwellings developed from one-room settlement houses.
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 82001290, listed October 5, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 200 W. Salisbury St., Pittsboro |
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| County | Chatham County |
| Listed | October 5, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82001290 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Federal/Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied private residence; the new owners were beginning a restoration at the time of the nomination (1982). |
| Acreage | 0.5 |
| Within district | Pittsboro Historic District |
| Coordinates | 35.72194, -79.17940 (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.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82001290.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18157189
- This listing as JSON
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