Blanchard, Joshua James, House
Also known as: Blanchard, William A., House
Why it's listed
Set among wheat, corn and soybean fields in the Baltic community southwest of Warsaw, this two-story frame house was built around 1898. Family tradition holds that it was a wedding gift to Joshua James Blanchard and his wife, Sallie Ward, from her father, Senator William Robinson Ward. It has a hipped metal roof, a wraparound one-story porch, a small second-floor porch over the entrance, and a kitchen wing at the rear. Inside, four sixteen-foot rooms flank a center hall, with period mantels, molded trim and pine floors. Although built late in the century, the house follows the symmetrical form and classical detailing of earlier Greek Revival plantation houses. It is described as one of the few intact rural examples of that continued use and the only known two-story one in western Duplin County. The land stayed in Blanchard family hands from 1795 until a 1933 mortgage default, and the house was restored in 2008-2009.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house meets Criterion C for architecture as an example of design and craftsmanship in rural Duplin County in the late nineteenth century. Although built late, it carries Greek Revival features such as a symmetrical facade, sidelit entries and columned porches. It is described as one of the few intact rural examples of this late use of the style and the only known two-story example in the western part of the county.
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 12000572, listed August 28, 2012. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 415 Carrolls Rd., Warsaw |
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| County | Duplin County |
| Listed | August 28, 2012 |
| Reference number | 12000572 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1898 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Restored in 2008-2009 and still used as a single dwelling; a 2009 barn on the property is noncontributing. |
| Acreage | 5.3 |
| Coordinates | 34.97515, -78.15069 (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 12000572.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18385878
- This listing as JSON
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