Myrick-Yeates-Vaughan House
Also known as: Yeates-Vaughan Hs.; Uriah Vaughan,Jr. Hs.; Sarah Vaughan Hs.
Why it's listed
Located on West Main Street in Murfreesboro, this house combines two building periods. The earlier rear section is a Federal-style raised cottage with porches on three sides. In the early 1850s Dr. Thomas N. Myrick had Warren County builder Albert Gamaliel Jones add a two-story Greek Revival front, completed by May 1855. It has a pedimented portico, tripartite windows, bull's-eye corner blocks and spool-turned cornerboards. Inside, the first-floor rooms have Italianate marble mantels, molded plaster ceilings and gold-trimmed wood-grain painting, which survives and is described as unique in town. The house is considered the best surviving example of Jones' Greek Revival work in Murfreesboro. Its occupants were prominent: Lewis Meredith Cowper, longtime county clerk of court; Jesse J. Yeates, a U.S. congressman from 1875 to 1881; and merchant Uriah Vaughan Jr., whose family owned it until the late 1970s. A store building and a story-and-a-half dependency remain on the lot.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it the finest surviving example of Albert Gamaliel Jones' Greek Revival houses in Murfreesboro, and notes it has changed little since his remodeling. Its gold-trimmed wood-grain painting survives and is the only example in town. It is also tied to Murfreesboro's prosperity and to Lewis Meredith Cowper and Congressman Jesse J. Yeates.
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 83001891, listed March 17, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 327 W. Main St., Murfreesboro |
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| County | Hertford County |
| Listed | March 17, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83001891 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architect / builder | Albert Gamaliel Jones |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival (with earlier Federal-style rear section) |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Undergoing renovation after years of neglect; the portico columns were removed for restoration. |
| Acreage | 1.2 |
| Coordinates | 36.44221, -77.10545 (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 83001891.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19987261
- This listing as JSON
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