Peace, John, Jr., House
Why it's listed
Set on a stone-crowned hill in Granville County, North Carolina, this one-and-a-loft house is three bays wide and unusually narrow and deep for the area. Its steeply pitched roof sweeps down over a shed room and a front porch, a form linked to eighteenth and nineteenth century dwellings of the eastern Piedmont and coastal plain. The most striking feature is the broad, double-shouldered chimney, built of local gray rock, which is carved with the legend Thomas Collier 1801. The interior has a two-room-deep plan with no hall, a boxed stair, angled corner hearths and flush-sheathed wainscoting with six-panel doors. The house is significant as one of the county's oldest and most unusual dwellings and as an early surviving example of a modest planter's home. Josiah Peace owned six slaves in 1840, according to the census, and a family cemetery with Jenkins, Holmes and Strother markers lies nearby.
Significance in brief: The house is described as one of the county's oldest and most unusually configured properties, with a plan, shape and chimney that differ from common local dwellings. It is also presented as a rare early surviving example of a modest planter's house, with its period tied to the plantation era ending in 1865.
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 88000405, listed April 28, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | NC 1627, Wilton |
|---|---|
| County | Granville County |
| Listed | April 28, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88000405 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | circa 1801-1865 |
| Architectural style | Georgian; transitional Georgian/Federal |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 21 |
| Coordinates | 36.15270, -78.51876 (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 88000405.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19987481
- This listing as JSON
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