Hart, Maurice, House
Also known as: Rock-a-way
Why it's listed
Greek Revival dwelling raised on a finished brick basement at the edge of Stovall, the former Sassafras Fork in Granville County, North Carolina. Three bays wide and one room deep, it has a low hipped roof, exterior brick end chimneys, and nine-over-nine and six-over-six windows set in entablature-topped surrounds. Its interior retains a paneled stair with turned newels and urn-topped balusters, seven-panel doors, and mantels with applied tapered posts. The parlor surround and mantel are the most unusual features, with applied boards winding up the posts and a crossetted lintel. The house is associated with Maurice Hart, who is thought to have built it around 1840 and was listed in the 1850 census as a 38-year-old farmer. Later owner Dr. Adam C. Harris, a physician, occupied it in the 1850s and 1860s. It is significant as a surviving small-town example of the plantation era and for its intact finish work.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is one of the county's most intact and finely finished plantation era Greek Revival dwellings, with unusual interior woodwork including fanciful surrounds and mantels. It is presented as a representative survivor of the small town communities of the plantation era, the house being one of few intact structures from that period raised in a small town other than Oxford.
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 88000420, listed April 28, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | NC 1430, Stovall |
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| County | Granville County |
| Listed | April 28, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88000420 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1840s-1865 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Excellent condition; restored by present owners, with a rear addition in the early 1960s and a carport added later. |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Coordinates | 36.44933, -78.57626 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
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 88000420.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18711577
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.