Sedberry-Holmes House
Why it's listed
Built between 1886 and 1891 on the south side of Person Street in Fayetteville, this Queen Anne house was constructed for Bond Sedberry, a local pharmacist who had recently opened his own drugstore. The two-story residence has a center-hall plan two rooms deep, with a stair rising in two flights, turned balusters, and mantels that include marbleized slate Eastlake examples in the front rooms. A turret space opens fully into the adjoining rooms, and sunburst scrollwork gives the exterior its distinctive character. Person Street was once a fashionable Victorian neighborhood running east from the Market House to the Cape Fear River landing, but most of its nineteenth-century houses have been lost. This house is regarded as the finest of those that remain, and its interior is described as largely unaltered. Sedberry served in the Civil War, and the house later passed to J. A. Holmes, whose family ran a stable and saddle shop beside it.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is the finest of the few remaining nineteenth-century residences on Person Street, a fashionable Victorian neighborhood that has largely disappeared. It is described as a well-preserved, representative Queen Anne house with sunburst scrollwork, and its interior is said to be virtually unaltered, with heavy late Victorian woodwork and ornate mantels.
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 75001252, listed September 2, 1975. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 232 Person St., Fayetteville |
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| County | Cumberland County |
| Listed | September 2, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75001252 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied; the document states the present owner, the widow of J. A. Holmes, has lived in the house for over fifty-four years |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Within district | Fayetteville Downtown Historic District |
| Coordinates | 35.05131, -78.87550 (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 75001252.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18217226
- This listing as JSON
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