McCall House
Also known as: Arsenal House
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Why it's listed
A one-story frame house with board-and-batten siding stands in Fayetteville, North Carolina, dating to about 1862. Local tradition and architectural evidence associate it with the Fayetteville Arsenal, a federal facility authorized in 1836 that Confederate troops occupied in 1861. The house was built outside the arsenal walls during that occupation and is thought to have served as general living quarters, possibly for officers. Most Confederate-era outbuildings were destroyed by Sherman's army in 1865, and an 1865 map by an ordnance officer marks this house as one of the surviving wooden buildings. The house was moved a short distance and restored. It has a four-bay front porch with chamfered posts, and its interior retains wide pine flooring and a mantel said to come from a Bladen County house. Its rarity in the city and its ties to the Arsenal explain its listing.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a rare surviving building from the Confederate occupation of the Arsenal, with features shared by only one other extant Arsenal-related building. Its board-and-batten siding and small scale are described as rare in Fayetteville, reflecting mid-nineteenth century picturesque domestic traditions.
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 83001862, listed July 7, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 822 Arsenal Ave., Fayetteville |
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| County | Cumberland County |
| Listed | July 7, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83001862 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1862 |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Military, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Moved a short distance and adaptively restored; now used as headquarters for the Fayetteville/Cumberland County Arts Council. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 35.05523, -78.89393 (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 83001862.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6800101
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.